Marine Resources Commission
Marine Resources Commission
Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery
[4 VAC 20 ‑ 270]
Public Petition for Rulemaking: Petition to protect Diamondback Terrapins from mortality in blue crab pots by requiring bycatch reduction devices in near-shore waters
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Opened on 3/10/2025 and
closes at 11:59pm on 3/31/2025
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| I do not support this. | Teresa Coyne | 3/23/25 10:58 am |
| Do not support | Emma | 3/23/25 7:29 am |
| Against | David Massey | 3/22/25 1:30 pm |
| Oppsed to Bycatch Device in Crab Pots | B Wayne Morris | 3/22/25 11:53 am |
| Against Bycatch Device in Crab Pots | Lynnee Morris | 3/22/25 11:52 am |
| I do not support turtle extractors | Marc Simes | 3/22/25 7:49 am |
| I do not support turtle extrudes in crab pots | Kenneth Tuck | 3/21/25 10:51 pm |
| I do NOT support turtle extractors | Tracy Ward | 3/21/25 6:43 pm |
| No no no to extruders turtles | Ronnie Allen | 3/21/25 5:47 pm |
| Do not support ted | Ryan Chatham | 3/21/25 4:49 pm |
| we have a duty | J. Coleman | 3/21/25 3:21 pm |
| crab pots | Robert Weagley | 3/20/25 9:05 pm |
| I support Turtles in all habitats | Justin Hogge | 3/20/25 6:18 pm |
| I do not support turtle excluders in crabpots. | Karen Crockett | 3/19/25 9:55 pm |
| Against T.E.D. | Bowen horn | 3/19/25 9:42 pm |
| Opposed to turtle excluder | Nathan Everett | 3/19/25 5:56 pm |
| I support Turtle rings | Brandon Corey | 3/19/25 4:25 pm |
| No turtle excluders | Robert West Jr | 3/19/25 7:26 am |
| I do not support this | Debbie Foster | 3/18/25 5:56 pm |
| LEAVE TURTLES ALONE | Maria paradise | 3/18/25 5:43 pm |
| I'm am opposed to this proposal | Lee Wirth | 3/18/25 5:07 pm |
| Do NOT require excluders - incentivize them, if you must do something | Christine Robinson | 3/18/25 1:54 pm |
| No to BRDs | J A GREGORY | 3/18/25 11:38 am |
| Do not support | Josh Wittman | 3/18/25 4:52 am |
| No TED | Mary rittenhouse rowe | 3/17/25 8:33 pm |
| Turtle Excluders | Dennis Newton | 3/17/25 8:25 pm |
| No turtle excluders | Chris Dodd | 3/17/25 8:13 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Anonymous (233265) | 3/17/25 6:30 pm |
| Against TED | David Jett | 3/17/25 6:22 pm |
| No, this isn't a good idea | James shackelford | 3/17/25 6:03 pm |
| I. do not support Turtle excluders in crab pots | Peter Nixon | 3/17/25 5:20 pm |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT | Leon Price | 3/17/25 4:19 pm |
| Do not support excluders. | Brandon thomas | 3/17/25 2:23 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Anonymous (233257) | 3/17/25 12:57 pm |
| Against TED | Anonymous (233256) | 3/17/25 11:50 am |
| Do not support this | Anonymous (233255) | 3/17/25 11:08 am |
| Support TED | Ryan Walsh | 3/17/25 9:36 am |
| Do not support | Anonymous (233252) | 3/17/25 9:10 am |
| For Turtle Excluders!! | Maya | 3/17/25 9:09 am |
| Support | Anonymous (233250) | 3/17/25 9:02 am |
| NO T.E.D. | Brian White | 3/17/25 8:37 am |
| no ted | john | 3/17/25 7:46 am |
| Against TED | Wyndy Oakes | 3/17/25 6:16 am |
| I do not support this petition | Robert Newman | 3/16/25 10:23 pm |
| Against TED | Anonymous (233244) | 3/16/25 9:21 pm |
| Turtle extruders | Tripp Hueston | 3/16/25 9:21 pm |
| Turtle extruders | Anonymous (233240) | 3/16/25 8:56 pm |
| Escape devices in commercial crab pots for terrapin turtles | Michael Lightfoot / Jackson Creek Oyster Company | 3/16/25 8:54 pm |
| Do not support | Kenny Hainley | 3/16/25 8:49 pm |
| Do Not Support this Petition | Monty Deihl | 3/16/25 8:47 pm |
| Do not support | Erin Haynie | 3/16/25 8:40 pm |
| Do not support | Tyler Johnson | 3/16/25 8:37 pm |
| I reject this rule making | David Larew | 3/16/25 8:36 pm |
| Against TED | Jean-Paul Horn | 3/16/25 8:36 pm |
| Against these devices | Anonymous (233232) | 3/16/25 8:36 pm |
| Do not support | Jessica Haynie | 3/16/25 8:35 pm |
| Turtle Excluders | Turtle Lover | 3/16/25 8:26 pm |
| Turtle extruder | Ed Ould | 3/16/25 8:19 pm |
| No turtle excluders | Crabbers wife | 3/16/25 8:02 pm |
| Ted | Chris | 3/16/25 7:55 pm |
| Against this proposal. | Anon | 3/16/25 6:13 pm |
| no turtle excluders | frank blake | 3/16/25 5:50 pm |
| Against T.E.D | Colton horn | 3/16/25 5:35 pm |
| Turtle devices | Mark Kitching | 3/16/25 5:30 pm |
| Using my right to vote no to turtle exclusion ( ted ) | John Craig Lewis | 3/16/25 4:39 pm |
| Turtle Excluders | James Gaskins | 3/16/25 4:16 pm |
| 100% Against Tarpin Excluders | Matthew Fisher, Fisher Boys Seafood | 3/16/25 3:59 pm |
| I don't support this petition | Brandon West | 3/16/25 3:21 pm |
| No to excluders,just more nonsense so a scientist can get a grant. | Greg Smith | 3/16/25 3:12 pm |
| No turtle excluders | William H West Jr. #0755 | 3/16/25 1:34 pm |
| Against turtle excluders | Andrew davia | 3/16/25 11:30 am |
| Against turtle excluders | Adolphus davis | 3/16/25 11:26 am |
| Against turtle excluders | Kristine Davis | 3/16/25 11:23 am |
| Support of TEDs | Anonymous (233211) | 3/16/25 11:12 am |
| No turtle devices | William Pruitt | 3/16/25 10:11 am |
| Turtle | Thomas gaskins | 3/16/25 9:33 am |
| Against | Jamie Crockett | 3/16/25 9:20 am |
| Turtle excluders | Thomas Pew | 3/16/25 8:15 am |
| No TED! | Susan Lamar | 3/16/25 7:47 am |
| TED | Anonymous (233205) | 3/16/25 7:44 am |
| Against | Bobby King | 3/16/25 7:26 am |
| Turtle Excluders for crabpots | David Callis | 3/16/25 6:12 am |
| Turtle excluders | Nathan Snyder | 3/16/25 5:29 am |
| Against turtle | Charles | 3/16/25 1:54 am |
| No turtle excluder’s!!! | Troy Jean | 3/16/25 12:13 am |
| I am against turtle extruders | Anonymous (233199) | 3/15/25 10:12 pm |
| No turtle exclusions | Trenton Evans | 3/15/25 9:07 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Walt Etheridge | 3/15/25 9:05 pm |
| Against turtle excluders | Brittany Howlett | 3/15/25 8:48 pm |
| I am against turtle excluders | Zach Owens | 3/15/25 8:47 pm |
| Turtle Excluders | Anonymous (233194) | 3/15/25 8:32 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Donald Crockett | 3/15/25 8:24 pm |
| Turtle exclusion | Josh Fitchett | 3/15/25 8:13 pm |
| Against turtle excluders | Richard Davis | 3/15/25 7:57 pm |
| Turtle rings | Trevor b | 3/15/25 7:43 pm |
| Against | Nathan B | 3/15/25 7:37 pm |
| I am against turtle exluders | Tori Davenport | 3/15/25 7:22 pm |
| I am against turtle exluders | Lauren Davenport | 3/15/25 7:21 pm |
| I am against turtle exluders | Allie Davenport | 3/15/25 7:20 pm |
| Against it | Anonymous (233185) | 3/15/25 7:15 pm |
| Turtle | Robin | 3/15/25 7:13 pm |
| I do not support this | Anonymous (233183) | 3/15/25 6:54 pm |
| Turtle | Ryan Greene | 3/15/25 6:49 pm |
| vetoI enter my opposition and protest to this. | A.J. Ewell | 3/15/25 6:30 pm |
| I do not support | Coastal supply llc | 3/15/25 6:17 pm |
| I do not support turtle excluders | Brett lewis | 3/15/25 6:09 pm |
| I do not support turtle excluders | John Lewis jr | 3/15/25 6:06 pm |
| I do not support turtle excluders | John lewis | 3/15/25 6:04 pm |
| No to the turtle device | Noah | 3/15/25 4:41 pm |
| No to turtle rig | Clinton steel | 3/15/25 4:37 pm |
| Turtle exteactor | Billy Foned | 3/15/25 4:29 pm |
| against turtle excluders | Elijah Wilson | 3/15/25 4:24 pm |
| Turtle | Steve Holcomb | 3/15/25 3:58 pm |
| Most ridiculous | Mattie Smith | 3/15/25 3:41 pm |
| Against Turtle Excluder | Ray Newton | 3/15/25 3:29 pm |
| Against this petition | Parker Deihl | 3/15/25 3:24 pm |
| I opposed this petition | Karla Grace | 3/15/25 3:18 pm |
| Turtle excluder | Jason Newton | 3/15/25 3:07 pm |
| I don't want no turtle rings in my pots I'm totally against it | Billy West #3763 | 3/15/25 2:55 pm |
| Turtle cull rings | Al Mathews | 3/15/25 2:27 pm |
| Turtle Rings | Theodore Denstin | 3/15/25 2:23 pm |
| Turtles | Dick Trickle | 3/15/25 2:20 pm |
| Turtle extractors | Ray Charnock | 3/15/25 2:15 pm |
| Turtles excluders | Brooks Lusk | 3/15/25 1:38 pm |
| No to turtle excluders | David R Johnson | 3/15/25 1:27 pm |
| I am against turtle excluders | Warren Dewitt | 3/15/25 1:19 pm |
| Turtle excluder absolutely against. Like we don't have enough against us already. | John willis | 3/15/25 1:19 pm |
| Turtle Excluders | JC Morrison | 3/15/25 1:19 pm |
| Turtle excluder | John willis | 3/15/25 1:16 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Charles Dryden | 3/15/25 1:00 pm |
| Absolutely against it | Jason johnson | 3/15/25 12:55 pm |
| Do not support this | Dennis | 3/15/25 12:53 pm |
| No! | Shannon Weldon | 3/15/25 12:48 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Robert Minor Commercial waterman | 3/15/25 12:44 pm |
| Turtle Excluder | Nathan Reynolds | 3/15/25 12:42 pm |
| No to turtle excluders | Brad | 3/15/25 12:37 pm |
| No turtle excluders! | Rachel Dean | 3/15/25 12:35 pm |
| Not suport | Dustin westman | 3/15/25 12:35 pm |
| I'm against this | Anonymous (233146) | 3/15/25 12:20 pm |
| Against turtle excluder | Joseph sheppard | 3/15/25 12:18 pm |
| Crab pot BS | Will R. | 3/15/25 12:15 pm |
| We are against turtle excluders | Cathy Davenport | 3/15/25 12:11 pm |
| We are against turtle excluders | Melinda George | 3/15/25 12:10 pm |
| We are against turtle excluders | Carl Long | 3/15/25 12:09 pm |
| I am against turtle rings | Mike Brookover | 3/15/25 12:04 pm |
| Against this pettition | RJ Murray | 3/15/25 12:03 pm |
| I am apposed | Matthew Croswell | 3/15/25 11:59 am |
| DONT suport this petition | J Crockett | 3/15/25 11:58 am |
| Against turtle excluders | Jordan Corbin | 3/15/25 11:55 am |
| We are against turtle excluders | Dante Rodrigo | 3/15/25 11:48 am |
| We are against turtle excluders | Jesus Crus Castro | 3/15/25 11:47 am |
| We are against turtle excluders | Bill Davenport | 3/15/25 11:46 am |
| We are against turtle excluders | Bay Princess INC | 3/15/25 11:45 am |
| turtle excluders | Dymer Creek Seafood LLC | 3/15/25 11:43 am |
| I am against turtle excluders | Joshua McAllister | 3/15/25 11:39 am |
| Against proposal | William Collins | 3/15/25 11:36 am |
| I am against turtle excluders | Quinn Phillips | 3/15/25 11:15 am |
| Against turtle excluder | Joe Ender | 3/15/25 11:14 am |
| No no no | Clark Family | 3/15/25 11:12 am |
| Diamondback | Anonymous (233125) | 3/15/25 11:10 am |
| Not supporting | Anonymous (233124) | 3/15/25 11:09 am |
| How many turtle deaths from crab pots have been recorded? DO NOT SUPPORT | Anonymous (233123) | 3/15/25 11:02 am |
| I AM AGAINST TURTLE EXCLUDERS | Brian Baylis | 3/15/25 11:00 am |
| Against it | Cole Henderson | 3/15/25 10:51 am |
| NO TURTLE EXCLUDERS! | Irvin Deihl | 3/15/25 10:50 am |
| Against proposal | James tyler | 3/15/25 10:43 am |
| Against it | Johnny Boothe | 3/15/25 10:22 am |
| strongly oppose this petition | Laura Rice | 3/15/25 10:18 am |
| Oppose turtle excluders | Emory Rice | 3/15/25 10:15 am |
| Against turtle excluder | John Schultz | 3/15/25 9:41 am |
| Turtle excluder | John Schultz | 3/15/25 9:34 am |
| Strongly in support of bycatch reduction devices | Anonymous (233113) | 3/15/25 9:26 am |
| Turtle excluders | Leo Robbins | 3/15/25 9:17 am |
| Strongly oppose this petition on turtle excluders for commercial waterman! | J. C. Hudgins- Virginia Waterman’s Association | 3/15/25 9:08 am |
| Turtle Excluders | Eric Jenkins | 3/15/25 9:07 am |
| Completely against this, Waste of money for us waterman! | Mathews VA Crabber | 3/15/25 9:04 am |
| Turtle excluders | Laura | 3/15/25 9:03 am |
| Do not support turtle excluders | Mark Snook | 3/15/25 8:59 am |
| No turtle excluders | Anonymous (233106) | 3/15/25 8:47 am |
| Turtle excluders | I.C. Hudgins-Virginia Waterman’s Association | 3/15/25 8:46 am |
| Strongly Oppose Turtle Excluders | Monica Schenemann | 3/15/25 7:58 am |
| No turtle excluders | Anonymous (233103) | 3/15/25 7:55 am |
| I do not support this | Georgia gale | 3/15/25 7:51 am |
| turtle | Anonymous (233101) | 3/15/25 7:29 am |
| Ted | Tye Burns | 3/15/25 7:12 am |
| Turtle excluders | Matthew Smith | 3/15/25 6:29 am |
| No | Bobby Bennett | 3/15/25 6:28 am |
| Turtle Excluders | Anonymous (233097) | 3/15/25 6:22 am |
| I do NOT support turtle excluders | Quinton Bell | 3/15/25 6:17 am |
| I do not support this petition | Rebecca Davis | 3/15/25 6:09 am |
| No excluders in crab pots | Joshua Croswell | 3/15/25 5:34 am |
| No turtle excluders.. | Ken diggs jr | 3/15/25 4:52 am |
| Turtle excluder’s | Charles Peabody | 3/15/25 3:07 am |
| Turtle excluder | Robert Owens | 3/15/25 1:22 am |
| Turtle | Seabiscuit | 3/14/25 11:41 pm |
| Turtle Excluder | Anonymous (233089) | 3/14/25 10:51 pm |
| I do not support turtle excluders | Anonymous (233088) | 3/14/25 10:51 pm |
| Turtles | Bell seafood | 3/14/25 10:36 pm |
| No, to turtle excluders | Donnie Kilmon | 3/14/25 10:27 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Anonymous (233084) | 3/14/25 10:20 pm |
| No turtle excluders. | Adam Merzlak | 3/14/25 10:19 pm |
| No turtle excluders | Lee Flanders’s | 3/14/25 10:03 pm |
| No I do not support this petition | Willie Smullin | 3/14/25 9:58 pm |
| I do not support | Jimmy Pruitt | 3/14/25 9:57 pm |
| Do not support this | Brian morgan | 3/14/25 9:44 pm |
| Against! The few turtles it might save doesn’t compare to the crabs lost due to a mis shaped funnel | Reedville Crabber | 3/14/25 9:39 pm |
| Against turtle excluders in crab pots. | Gary Kilmon | 3/14/25 9:38 pm |
| I do not support the petition for turtle excluders | Anonymous (233076) | 3/14/25 9:31 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Mackenzie | 3/14/25 9:27 pm |
| Turtle excluders | Nandua Seafood | 3/14/25 9:25 pm |
| I do not support this bill !!!! No turtle extruder | Ronnie allen | 3/14/25 9:24 pm |
| Turtle excluders are pointless and hurts watermen I don’t support this | Zach | 3/14/25 9:22 pm |
| Turtle excluder | Anonymous (233071) | 3/14/25 9:15 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Jo Downs | 3/14/25 9:07 pm |
| No Turtle Excluders needed | D. R. | 3/14/25 9:07 pm |
| No Turtle Excluders Needed! | J.B.Davis | 3/14/25 9:03 pm |
| Against turtle excluder device in crab pots | Richard J Murray IV | 3/14/25 9:02 pm |
| I do not support this petition | John Setterholm | 3/14/25 8:55 pm |
| I don't support this | Anonymous (233065) | 3/14/25 8:50 pm |
| no turtle excluders | Anonymous (233063) | 3/14/25 8:38 pm |
| no turtle excluders | Anonymous (233064) | 3/14/25 8:37 pm |
| I do not support this | Teresa Brandt | 3/14/25 8:36 pm |
| I do not support this | Teresa Brandt | 3/14/25 8:36 pm |
| Crab pot | Mason carpenter | 3/14/25 8:36 pm |
| I do not support this | Teresa Brandt | 3/14/25 8:36 pm |
| I do not support this | Teresa Brandt | 3/14/25 8:36 pm |
| Crab pot | Mason carpenter | 3/14/25 8:35 pm |
| Crab pot | Mason carpenter | 3/14/25 8:35 pm |
| Turtle cull ring | Raina Simpson | 3/14/25 8:23 pm |
| I do not support this | Travis Smullin | 3/14/25 8:15 pm |
| Turtle excluder | Spurgeon Hudgins | 3/14/25 8:14 pm |
| Turtle Excluder..... | Bubba Moore | 3/14/25 8:11 pm |
| Reimburse the crab catchers for their lost wages | Chesapeake Bay | 3/14/25 8:03 pm |
| Turtle and crab excluder | Douglas Gallagher | 3/14/25 7:56 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Steven Borst | 3/14/25 7:46 pm |
| Do Not Support | Anonymous (233048) | 3/14/25 7:43 pm |
| We oppose this petition | Big city seafood | 3/14/25 7:41 pm |
| I oppose this petition | Justin johnson | 3/14/25 7:39 pm |
| No Turtle Devices | William Conrad | 3/14/25 7:35 pm |
| I do not support | James champion | 3/14/25 7:34 pm |
| No Turtle Excluders for commercial crab gear | Thomas Lee Walton, Jr | 3/14/25 7:28 pm |
| Against | Joe Stalgaitis | 3/14/25 7:20 pm |
| Crab pots | ES Resident | 3/14/25 7:16 pm |
| Petition | Anonymous (233040) | 3/14/25 7:16 pm |
| Turtle | Thomas Conrad | 3/14/25 7:14 pm |
| Oppose this petition | Dennis Dalheim | 3/14/25 7:12 pm |
| Against Petition | Angela | 3/14/25 7:10 pm |
| Totally against it. | Robert Matthews | 3/14/25 6:57 pm |
| Petition | Ernest lewis | 3/14/25 6:52 pm |
| I do not support this at all | Anonymous (233034) | 3/14/25 6:45 pm |
| Against this | Suzanne Conrow | 3/14/25 6:45 pm |
| No turtle extruders | Anonymous (233032) | 3/14/25 6:44 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Tyler lewis | 3/14/25 6:30 pm |
| Turtle excluder | Zach | 3/14/25 6:27 pm |
| Turtle excluder | David Wallace | 3/14/25 6:21 pm |
| Reduction device | Tim Merritt | 3/14/25 6:20 pm |
| Turtle devices | Daniel Dise. Tangier waterman association | 3/14/25 6:18 pm |
| I do not support this at all | Colie Haydon | 3/14/25 6:16 pm |
| Support | Roberta Kellam | 3/14/25 6:15 pm |
| Crabpots | John Dameron | 3/14/25 6:15 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Scott Wivell | 3/14/25 5:59 pm |
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