The new technology allowed the capture and harvest of shrimp without ensnaring sea turtles in the indiscriminatory bottom-trawling process. The patented trap door was very effective and the US fishermen quickly adopted the technology; however, implementation and adoption of the shrimp turtle trap door was limited at best among countries to comply. One of the hurdles in adopting the shrimp/turtle trap door was the prohibitive cost of the modified nets. The TEDS were estimated to cost