Rao, G.Sudhakara (2011) Turtle excluder device (TED) in trawl nets: Applicability in Indian trawl fishery. Indian Journal of Fisheries, Vol.58 (4). pp. 115-124. ISSN 0970-6011
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Turtle fishing was banned in India from 1977 as turtles were declared as protected animals under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (protection) Act 1972 as per the amendments made to the schedule in September 1977. Similar restrictions were observed in many other countries. In spite of these restrictions, there is illegal fishing for turtles in some countries. Apart from these illegal activities, there is considerable amount of incidental mortality of turtles due to fishing activities like trawling and gill netting. India, Australia and the USA are the major contributors to the mortality of turtles due to fishing activities, particularly the prawn fishing operations. In 1980, a unique separator trawl design called the Turtle Excluder Device (TED) was developed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of USA to reduce the incidental capture of endangered sea turtles by shrimp trawls. The NMFS developed a number of TED designs to improve their functioning. From 1993 shrimp season onwards, USA implemented revised federal TED regulations which are more effective in reducing turtle mortality. India also started testing different types of imported TEDs in view of the US embargo on imports from countries not implementing TEDs. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Fishery Survey of India (FSI) and Central Institute of Fisheries Navigation and Engineering Training CIFNET) conducted experiments with imported TEDs.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | India, TED, Turtle, Ban, Conservation, Trawls |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2022 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2022 10:34 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/11123 |
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