Fluke TED

Assessing Catch Retention and Usability of a Novel Turtle Excluder Device in the Mid-Atlantic Summer Flounder Fishery

This project will perform outreach, research, and development related to Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) within the summer flounder fishery of the Greater Atlantic Region. Two regional workshops will be conducted to present a preliminary flexible grid design and solicit fishing industry input to further refine this design. Following the workshops and development of the final design, we will perform a comparison study with the fishing industry directly within the commercial fishery. A twin trawl vessel within the Greater Atlantic Region will test the innovative design during summer flounder fishing activity. CCE and NOAA staff will be aboard during these trips to document and quantify catch performance. This integrated program will perform comparative analysis for regulatory consideration. Industry participation will occur at all phases of this project.

The first workshop for this project was held on March 19th. At this workshop commercial fishermen, scientists, and fisheries managers gathered to discuss current and proposed regulations, previous and future TED research, and the development of a new TED design to be used in this project. You can find the  Workshop Summary Here.

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Last updated June 16, 2026