Sea Turtle and Smalltooth Sawfish
Handling and Release Requirements

• Careful Release Protocols for Sea Turtle Release with Minimal Injury

• Sea Turtle Handling/Release Placard
  
  
• Sea Turtle Release Gear Required for Vessels with Freeboard 4ft or less
  
  
• Sea Turtle Release Gear Required for Vessels Greater than 4ft Freeboard
  
  
• FB06-054: Reminder about Gear Requirements for Sea Turtle and Smalltooth Sawfish Release as Required by Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Demonstration videos along with more detailed descriptions of sea turtle handling guidelines can be found at the Web sites below. Spanish and Vietnamese translations of the protocol and demonstration videos can also be found online at these Web sites.

• http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/seaturtlefisheriesobservers.jsp
• http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/hmsdocument_files/protected_species.htm