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NOAA assesses civil penalties to shrimpers for alleged Turtle Excluder Device violations

November 3, 2011
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The owners and operators of 18 shrimp trawlers were assessed civil penalties over the past two weeks for allegedly altering or not having turtle excluder devices on their vessels.