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As tempers flare over a proposed ban on shrimp trawling in the state’s inland and nearby offshore waters -- a Senate move ...
The payments would last until Oct. 1, 2028. The amount of the payment would depend on the value of eligible shrimp trip tickets submitted by the license holder, plus $180.
Two more counties oppose shrimp trawl ban amendment to bill By WITN Web Team Published: Jun. 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM PDT | Updated: Jun. 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM PDT ...
A shrimp trawler at a dock on Village Creek on St. Helena Island. The Southern Shrimp Alliance is asking shrimp state governors to press the federal government for a disaster declaration because ...
Delicate brown shrimp are arranged with artistic precision, transforming a simple plate into a stunning visual masterpiece. Each element—shrimp, garnish, and sauce—blends into a harmonious ...
A batch of dead fish are skimmed from the surface of the Intracoastal Waterway using a trawler on the shrimp boat Southbound. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/TNS) ...
North Carolina House Republicans won’t take up a bill that would ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina sounds, they said ...
Section 3a. of the bill reads, “The violations of the statute or the rules for which the penalty is mandatory are using or attempting to use any trawl net, long haul seine, swipe net, mechanical ...
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.
Weights on the bottom of a general shrimp trawl net, which are meant to stay open to entrap shrimp, can penetrate nearly 6 inches into the seafloor, according to University of Miami research.
An exhibit opening this weekend in Jacksonville features paintings by artist Rik Freeman of Washington, D.C., that depict ...
A Wednesday afternoon session was delayed more than 90 minutes awaiting the decision that rejected the Senate’s insertion of a shrimp trawling ban within a half mile of the shoreline.