A trawling ban amendment was approved Tuesday with little notice. Its passage will require at least one more Senate vote and ...

Trawlers wouldn’t be allowed to net shrimp in North Carolina’s inland waters or within a half-mile of the coast under a ...

A controversial bill in the North Carolina General Assembly that would ban shrimp trawling in inshore waters and offshore ...

: House Bill 441 passed its second reading in a 45-2 vote in the NC Senate. It will have a third reading tomorrow morning, ...

A ban on inshore shrimp trawling is moving quickly toward a vote in the North Carolina Senate. On Tuesday morning, the ...

Fishing communities continue to hold their breath and feel that if this bill passes, it will be devastating to their ...

Banning shrimp trawling in inland waters will improve North Carolina’s fishery, but commercial fishermen who lose business should be compensated.

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 ...

By Catherine Kozak for the Outer Banks commercial shrimpers will be waiting until next week to learn the fate of a bill in ...

On Monday, June 23, the North Carolina Senate advanced a bill that provides temporary compensation for commercial fishermen ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An amendment that would have had a significant impact on the seafood industry in ...