Seafood Watch Upgrades Listing for Louisiana-Caught Shrimp with TED Enforcement Ban Lifted
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Times-Picayune] by Benjamin Alexander- Bloch - July 7, 2015
A day after the repeal of a 1987 state law that prohibited Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents from enforcing federal turtle-excluder device regulations, Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch on Thursday removed Louisiana shrimp from its "avoid" list.
The program popular with environmentally conscious people and retailers had recommended in 2013 that consumers avoid the wild shrimp caught by Louisiana fishers because of the turtle-excluder device inspection prohibition.
Often referred to as TEDs, the devices create an opening in shrimp nets to allow trapped turtles to escape before they drown...
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