Record #:

8795

Author(s):

Lee, E-Ching

Abstract:

The National Marine Fisheries Service permanently closed Pamlico Sound's deep-water area to large gill net commercial fishing from September to mid-December 2002. The closing was because of sea turtle strandings and their interaction with gill nets. The closing was also detrimental to Hyde County fishermen. A North Carolina Fishery Resource Grant study examines Hyde County fishermen's use of experimental nets that are designed to produce a good flounder catch but avoid or reduce sea turtle entanglements.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Spring 2007, p16-19, il

Subject(s):

Sea turtles; Gillnetting