# Temporary Rule Authorizing Limited Tow Times in Lieu of Turtle Excluder Devices by Shrimp Trawlers in Specific Louisiana Waters
> **Rule** · Temporary rule. · Published 2021-11-08 · Effective 2021-11-05 · 86 FR 61712
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-24175
- **Category:** weather-emergency
- **Species:** shrimp
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 61712
- **Publication date:** 2021-11-08
- **Effective date:** 2021-11-05
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 211029-0220
## Abstract

NMFS issues this temporary rule for a period of 30 days, to allow shrimp fishers to use limited tow times as an alternative to Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in specific Louisiana state waters (from 91[deg] 23' West longitude eastward to the Louisiana/Mississippi border, and seaward out 3 nautical miles (5.6 kilometers)). This action is necessary because environmental conditions resulting from Hurricane Ida are preventing fishers from using TEDs effectively.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/08/2021-24175/temporary-rule-authorizing-limited-tow-times-in-lieu-of-turtle-excluder-devices-by-shrimp-trawlers)
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