Gutting Commentary Critical of NMFS on TEDs FW: Urner Barry’s FTD Trade Alert 07 June 2012
[Richard Gutting Commentary] “Only please, Brer Fox, please don’t throw me into the briar patch” This week shrimpers and NOAA officials are debating whether turtle excluder devices must be used in skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls and wing nets – gear used by smaller vessels to catch shrimp in the shallow coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico and […]
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NOAA Reaches Settlement with NGOs on Turtle Lawsuit, Issues Proposed Regulations For Skimmer Trawls
NOAA REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH NGOs ON TURTLE LAWSUIT, ISSUES PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR SKIMMER TRAWLS SSA greatly appreciates NOAA’s efforts to successfully negotiate a settlement that rejects the repeated and unjustified demands of environmental NGOs to shut down the entire shrimp fishery due to its interactions with Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles. Link to settlement: http://www.shrimpalliance.com//?p=1830 SSA has a long […]
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SSA Welcomes Enforcement of Turtle Excluder Device Laws
Today, NOAA’s Office of General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation assessed civil penalties to the owners and operators of eighteen shrimp trawlers for allegedly altering or not having turtle excluder devices (TEDs) on their vessels. The Southern Shrimp Alliance applauds the enforcement of laws designed to protect sea turtles. “Deliberately altering or refusing to use TEDs is completely unacceptable behavior. […]
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Press Release on NOAA’s Denial of ENGO Petitions
Contact: Deborah Long, 804.360.0074 NOAA Denies Petitions to Restrict Shrimping Due to Unexplained Sea Turtle Deaths Tarpon Springs, FL—The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied three separate petitions that would have immediately shutdown the U.S. shrimp industry due to a large number of unexplained sea turtle deaths in the Gulf of Mexico. The rationale provided by NMFS […]
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Sea Turtle Update
Today SSA met with Assistant Secretary of Commerce Dr. Larry Robinson, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Eric Schwaab, NMFS Southeast Regional Administrator Roy Crabtree and several other NOAA fisheries officials as part of its comprehensive effort to defend the shrimp fishery against efforts by environmental groups to shut down the fishery due to turtle strandings. This meeting culminates a series of […]
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NOAA Petition Letter
Message Regarding TED Manufacturers
As part of Southern Shrimp Alliance’s commitment to improve compliance with TED requirements in the shrimp trawl fishery, please be advised that it is not a valid defense against prosecution for a TED violation to claim that the TED you purchased from a TED manufacturer (net shop) was illegal when you bought it. This is true whether or not you […]
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TED Compliance Update
With the scheduled reopening of the Texas Closure on Friday, I want to remind our fishermen of the crucial need to ensure that your TEDs are in full compliance before leaving the dock. Please take this message very seriously. Like it or not, your fishery and livelihoods are at stake. We all know this can be done. Once again, contact […]
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Shrimpers Address Turtle Excluder Device Compliance Problem
Tarpon Springs, FL– The Southern Shrimp Alliance, a trade association representing the U.S. shrimp fishery, launched a campaign this week directed at restoring full industry compliance with crucial laws regarding the use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in fishing nets. The goal of the campaign, directed at shrimp fishermen throughout the Gulf and South Atlantic region, is to restore TED […]