Interactions

Shrimp Trawl Observer Program, Sea Turtle Interactions

Start Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Expected format: MM/DD/YYYY

End Date :

Expected format: MM/DD/YYYY

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Depth: Bottom depth (or Water Depth)

CCL: curved carapace length

CCW: curved carapace width; measured with a flexible measuring tape

SCL: maximum straight carapace length

SCW: straight carapace width

SCLn_n: straight carapace length notch to notch; measured with calipers

Unknown - turtle was not brought on board, escaped gear, or was released before observer was able to assess condition or injury status

This report is updated annually. The last report was generated on March 06, 2026.

Year	Month	Day	Species	Gear Type	Method of Capture	Condition at Time of Capture	External Injuries	Condition at Time of Release	Depth (Ft)	CCL (cm)	CCW (cm)	SCL (cm)	SCW (cm)	SCLn_n (cm)
2025	9	28	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive/Conscious	Unknown	Alive, Responsive	90
2025	7	29	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive/Conscious	NONE	Alive, Responsive	85
2025	6	18	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive/Conscious	NONE	Alive, Responsive	25	54	56	51	52.8	55.8
2025	6	16	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive/Conscious	NONE	Alive, Responsive	8.9	49.6	54	45.4	45.3	44.8
2025	5	19	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive/Conscious	Unknown	Alive, Responsive	14.2
2025	3	19	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive/Conscious	Bleeding from nares	Alive, Responsive	106.8	100	91.2
2025	3	11	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose/Unresponsive	NONE	Alive, Responsive	66.8	21	22.2	19.6	18.2	19.3
2025	3	8	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose/Unresponsive	NONE	Alive, Responsive	38.1	20	20.6	18.6	16.4	18.3
2025	3	8	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose/Unresponsive	NONE	Alive, Responsive	48.5	21.2	22.6	20	18.2	19.7
2025	3	6	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive/Conscious	NONE	Alive, Responsive	33
2025	2	26	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive/Conscious	NONE	Alive, Responsive	73.6	22.6	22.2	20.7	18.8	20.3
2025	2	21	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive/Conscious	NONE	Alive, Responsive	50.4
2024	8	20	Green	Otter Trawl	Standard Net	Comatose, Unresponsive	None	Carcass Retained	1320	21.4	17.2	19.6	14.9	19.9
2024	8	19	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	17.3	80.5	74.9	75.2	59.4	73.7
2024	5	28	Green	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose, Unresponsive	None	Carcass Retained	59.2	15.7	13.3	14.8	12	14.6
2024	4	26	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	25.7
2024	4	22	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	60.1	24.2	25.5	22.5	22.9	22.4
2024	4	7	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	55.2	69.5		66.2		65.2
2023	8	21	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose, Unresponsive	None	Unresponsive, Marked	75	24.4	22.9	24	16	25
2023	8	9	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive		71.3	67.2	64.5	62.4	63
2023	8	1	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	35.8	23.6	24	22.2	19.2
2023	7	20	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	62.6
2023	5	18	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	18
2023	4	19	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	18.6	78	76	75	60.5	74
2023	4	3	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	94.6		82.2		79.4	79.6
2023	4	1	Green	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose, Unresponsive	None	Alive, Responsive	72.6	27.5	23	27	22	26.5
2023	3	28	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	75.7
2023	3	12	Green	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose, Unresponsive	None	Carcass Retained	30	28	23	25.7	20.7	25.3
2023	3	6	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	24	64	70	59	61
2023	1	16	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	130	94.6	85.4	90.8	68.9	89.3
2022	10	12	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	36.7
2022	10	9	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Unknown
2022	10	6	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	Minor bleeding from head	Alive, Responsive	35
2022	9	23	Green	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	26.5	24.2	19.8	23.1	17.9	22.6
2022	8	24	Green	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose, Unresponsive	None	Carcass Retained	212.4	5.3	3.6	5.1	3.3	5.1
2022	6	4	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	35.7	66	65	60	50.7	58.6
2022	5	28	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	21.2
2022	5	28	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	21.2	42.5	45.5	40.3	39.9	40
2022	5	15	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	41.6	72	68.5			65.2
2022	5	13	Leatherback	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	49.8
2022	5	12	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	56	62.3	67.8	59.3	59.5	59.2
2022	5	11	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Comatose, Unresponsive	Unknown	Unresponsive, Marked	52	77	72.8	71.7	55.3	70.1
2022	5	5	Unidentified Hardshell	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Unknown, Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	59
2022	5	1	Green	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Fresh Dead, Comatose, Unresponsive	None	Carcass Retained	31.5	26.1	22.9	24.9	20.4	24.5
2022	4	18	Green	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	18.2	23.5	20.1	22.9	18.1	22.8
2022	4	13	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	25.8	61.9	66.6	58.7	59.3	58.2
2022	4	9	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	39.6	61.5	66.6	59.4	60.2	58.9
2022	4	5	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	TED Net	Previously Dead	None	Previously Dead	30
2022	2	26	Kemp's Ridley	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	92.6	71.6	70.4	67.6	61.5	67.3
2022	2	14	Loggerhead	Otter Trawl	Try Net	Alive, Responsive	None	Alive, Responsive	72.6	87.6	83.8	78.7	67.1	77.2

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This report is updated annually. The last report was generated on March 06, 2026.

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