A repeal of a state turtle-excluder device enforcement prohibition passed Wednesday (April 29) through the state House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. The bill would repeal state ...

Louisiana shrimpers are suing the Biden administration over a rule that would require them to use turtle excluder devices on their nets closer to shore. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District ...

A loggerhead turtle escaping a shrimp net through a turtle excluder device. The devices are required by federal law to protect sea turtles in federal waters, and also are required in Louisiana waters.

A turtle excluder device, or TED, sits at lower left in the shrimp net above. (Photo by NOLA.com | Times-Picayune archive) During a Louisiana fisheries summit mainly focused on ways to better market ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A lawsuit filed by the Louisiana Shrimp Association on Wednesday could affect shrimping along the Gulf Coast. This lawsuit was filed against the Biden Administration National ...

The Louisiana Shrimp Association has sued the National Marine Fisheries Service over a federal rule that forces certain kinds of boats to use devices that allow turtles to escape fishing nets unharmed ...

NEW ORLEANS (KPLC) - The Louisiana Shrimp Association (LSA) has filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding a 2019 rule that ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana shrimpers are not giving up their fight. The Louisiana Shrimpers Association is suing the Biden Administration over the required use of turtle excluder devices ...

Cuddalore Collector distributes 185 Turtle Excluder Devices to fishermen, promoting turtle conservation while supporting local livelihoods.