Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Area Map & GIS Data
Map of large mesh gillnet regulations enacted to protect sea turtles
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To protect sea turtles, we implemented seasonally adjusted gear restrictions by closing portions of the Mid-Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters to fishing with gillnets with stretched mesh 7 inches or larger.