Turtle Excluder Device (TED) fitted to a trawl net to stop turtles drowning

http://www.scubazooimages.com Turtles shown escaping from trawl nets fitted with TED's. Thousands of turtles are caught and drown each year in trawl nets. Turtle Excluder Devices or TED's can be fitted so that Turtles and other large marine mammals can escape. This film was shot and edited by Scubazoo for the Marine Research Foundation & Conservation International.

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Underwater footage was filmed using a Sony camera in a Gates underwater housing - http://www.gateshousings.com/

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[PrisonBound1985]

this is part of the reason seafood prices are so high, TEDs are mandatory on all nets. More expenses for fisherman = higher seafood prices

[ScubazooVideo]

Possibly a factor yes. The major factor though is that it's a case of supply and demand. There are less fish in the sea because fish stocks have been decimated by indiscriminate over-fishing. Therefore the remaining fish are worth more. TEDs are reasonably cheap and save the lives of endangered turtles. Roll-bars airbags and the like all cost more to have in our cars but they save lives and are now standard.

[jerald pinto]

can fishes come out too? looks like it can. but what a great design!

[ScubazooVideo]

Only large marine life will make it out through the TED. Smaller fish and target species such as prawns will stay in the trawl net. 

[hansmikkelsen]

so what is the role of hair lice

[terrywoo1]

are there situations where turtles have still drowned even after using a TED?

[andrea hincapie]

on the other note of how this is great

music is awesome any way of knowing which tracks were used>

[artist4florida]

This TED is so wonderful. The commercial shrimpers are always looking for ways to help the environment. This is used on the sandy bottoms as shrimp are being harvested. Fresh fish and shrimp from Florida is all I purchase. Thank you ScubazooVideo for this wonderful footage.

[Jill Jildo]

What about at 2:24? What happened if that hits a coral or something else on the sea floor? What do you think will happen then? Still kinda like taking a bulldozer to the ocean floor.....

[jamiebellwolf]

how do you know and that sucks

[jamiebellwolf]

true but we must feed

[jamiebellwolf]

oh why have all the fish come out?