Beaufort, NC Lab
Galveston, TX/Lafayette, LA Lab
Miami, FL Lab
Panama City, FL Lab
Pascagoula/Stennis, MS Labs
TED Designs
A young loggerhead sea turtle swims near Panama City, FL
Photo Credit: NOAA
For a list of currently approved TED designs, please refer to 50 CFR 223.207.
TED Construction Information
- Parker Soft TED Instructions
- Standard Steel TED
- Large Bent Rod TED
- Mid-sized Bent Rod TED
- TED Escape Openings
Any of the following TED Openings may be fished inshore. However, only the 71-inch TED Opening and the Double Cover TED Openings are permissible offshore. Please see 50 CFR 222.102 for further definitions of Inshore and Offshore waters.
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