Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices ...

Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted Friday to approve two amendments allowing shrimp trawling on ...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is considering reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef to rock shrimp trawling nets. Conservationists say that would destroy the rare coral reef found ...

STUMPY POINT, N.C. — A bill in the North Carolina General Assembly, originally meant to restore flounder and red snapper seasons, could now target the shrimping industry. The Outer Banks community ...

A bill to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina’s sounds died Wednesday at the hands of the state House of Representatives. Shrimpers from coastal towns rallied to oppose the bill, arriving at the ...

Hundreds of supporters of North Carolina’s shrimp industry, many from coastal counties, descended on the state legislature to protest a proposed ban on shrimp trawling in the state’s inland waters.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A controversial bill that has been making its way through the North Carolina legislature would ban shrimp trawling in sounds, rivers ...