T.E.D.s Since 1989 all shrimp nets have had to have TEDS or Turtle Excluder Devices sewn into them. A TED is a metal grate that is sewn in the body of a net so when a turtle hits it, it is launched out the top of the net, supposedly returning it to the wild. In my opinion TEDS are a good thought but they have done nothing but hurt the fishing industry by …showed first 75 words of 569 total…

…showed last 75 words of 569 total…industralizing, dumping garbage, and land runoff. In conclusion I believe the shrimping community is being given all the blame for the decline in the population of turtles and also ever other marine animal. Why would a shrimper want to tear up the ocean if that is where he makes his living. Works Cited 1. The United States: Emptier Nets: Economists. Vol:348, Aug 22, 1998 Texas: Norton, 1998 2. http;//sapphire.com/UNCAT/uncat19.html. 1/1/2000 3. personal interview: Chris Johnson; Paul Rogers