Lawmakers decided yesterday [Wednesday] -not- to pass a ban on shrimp trawling in North Carolina's inshore waters. Commercial ...

The North Carolina Senate met on Tuesday (June 24) for a final reading on House Bill 441, which would pay shrimpers impacted by a proposed trawling ban ...

Chef Alex Rodriguez at 1587 Restaurant tosses a handful of shrimp into a skillet with flair and flame, preparing a gumbo that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Board of Beaufort County Commissioners passed a resolution on Monday opposing an amendment to House Bill 442 that prohibits shrimp trawling within ...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services has sent a letter to state lawmakers opposing the potential ...

“30 and 40 heads working for them at all 3 fish houses, you’re putting all them people out of business. They’ve got 100 ...

Gear rules implemented in 2019 and 2022 cut bycatch up to 70%," writes Cameron Whitaker ... Of the roughly 2.2 million acres of estuary waters in North Carolina, about 1 million acres are closed to ...

If HB422 in the N.C. Legislature passes on Tuesday, the Ocracoke fish house will no longer have locally harvested shrimp. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Morty Gaskill As many of the ...

Outer Banks Voice Outer Banks commercial shrimpers will be waiting until next week to learn the fate of a bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives that could ...

The North Carolina Senate passed a controversial shrimp trawl ban Wednesday. The vote was 41 to 4. Senators added the ban to ...

House Bill 442 was passed on its second reading by the North Carolina State Senate. The vote was 41-4. The bill will now head ...

A bill in the North Carolina General Assembly, originally meant to restore flounder and red snapper seasons, could now target ...