Brown shrimp caught in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Southern Atlantic with otter trawls, Florida with skimmer trawls and Mexico’s Gulf of Mexico with cast nets is a "Good Alternative." Even though all U.S. states enforce federal requirements that otter trawls have turtle excluder devices (TEDs) and Florida requires TEDs on skimmer trawls, bycatch of threatened or endangered turtles remains a concern. In Mexico, managers haven’t determined if current fishing levels are sustainable, but no other species are caught in the artisanal cast net fishery. Brown shrimp stocks are considered healthy in the Gulf of Mexico.