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NC Senate OKs shrimp trawling ban in sounds, angering some coastal GOP members
A trawling ban amendment was approved Tuesday with little notice. Its passage will require at least one more Senate vote and ...
Bill would ban shrimping near NC coast. Critics say it would cripple the industry
Trawlers wouldn’t be allowed to net shrimp in North Carolina’s inland waters or within a half-mile of the coast under a ...
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Measure that would halt inshore shrimp trawling advances
A controversial bill in the North Carolina General Assembly that would ban shrimp trawling in inshore waters and offshore ...
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NC considers ban on inshore shrimp trawling to protect estuaries. Opponents call it ‘disgraceful.’
A ban on inshore shrimp trawling is moving quickly toward a vote in the North Carolina Senate. On Tuesday morning, the ...
National Fisherman10d
Carolina shrimp trawl ban
On June 18 the North Carolina General Assembly’s Senate voted on an amended House Bill 442 that would ban shrimp trawling in ...
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Controversial N.C. shrimp trawling bill passes senate, Outer Banks continues to voice opposition
Fishing communities continue to hold their breath and feel that if this bill passes, it will be devastating to their ...
The Outer Banks Voice9d
OBX shrimpers anxiously await fate of trawling ban in NC House
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 ...
Public Radio East4d
Bill to ban shrimp trawling in N.C. nearshore waters and sounds dead in the water
Lawmakers decided yesterday [Wednesday] -not- to pass a ban on shrimp trawling in North Carolina's inshore waters. Commercial ...
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What they’re saying on scuttled “Shrimpgate” trawling ban proposal
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Following the surprise introduction of legislation that would ban shrimp trawling in nearly all of ...
The Herald-Sun12d
NC Senate advances shrimp trawling ban in coastal sounds | Durham Herald Sun
Laken Lewis Wheatly, seated with fishermen in the gallery, covers her face as the North Carolina Senate passes the second reading of HB 442, 40-4 on Wednesday at the N.C. General Assembly. Robert ...
ENC fishermen react to GOP led house decision to block shrimp trawl ban
H.B. 442, amended last week by the State Senate would ban shrimp trawling within a half-mile of the coast and inland waters, ...
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NC considers ban on inshore shrimp trawling to protect estuaries. Opponents call it ‘disgraceful.’
A ban on inshore shrimp trawling is moving quickly toward a vote in the North Carolina Senate. On Tuesday morning, the provision was inserted into House Bill 442, which deals with recreational ...