Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The North Carolina Senate approved a bill Thursday that bans commercial shrimp trawling in inshore waters, including sounds. Sen.

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - One House bill has fueled some controversy after passing in the Senate. House Bill 442, intended to open the red fish and flounder fishing seasons again, has now also put ...

A vast majority of Costa Ricans have voiced their rejection of shrimp trawling. According to the National University (UNA), 91.3% of the population is against this practice. The study, published on ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. After galvanizing an industry, sparking death threats for state lawmakers and creating a divide between the House and Senate, a bill ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Senate is one step closer to passing a bill that would put limitations on shrimp trawling along the coast. Wednesday evening, the state senate voted 41 to ...

North Carolina allows shrimp trawling of inshore waters, and is the only remaining state on the East Coast to do so. In this photo, a Louisiana biologist holds a white shrimp on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010.

A man wears a No Trawl Ban shirt at a protest in Raleigh, NC (Photo-WWAY). NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — A day after hundreds of fishermen protested against a controversial amendment that would impact ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Coastal waterways are officially open as of 8 a.m. Monday for 2025’s commercial shrimping season. Shrimp trawling season — the time of year for the commercial fishing ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - From truck convoys circling the legislative building to fresh shrimp being hauled in from the coast, shrimpers and fishing industry advocates from across the state gathered to ...