Advisory committees to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission on Tuesday recommended against a petition to restrict shrimp trawlers operating in coastal sounds after hearing from hundreds of ...

The Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA) greenlighted eight vessels to undertake shrimp trawling research in the Pacific. Alarmingly, three of these vessels were detected ...

House Bill 442, which the Senate approved in a vote last week, would ban shrimp trawling inshore and within a half-mile of the shoreline in North Carolina.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...