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 ...

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.

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 ...

House Republicans declined to advance House Bill 442 banning shrimp trawling. Shrimpers and coastal lawmakers opposed the bill over industry impact concerns. Legislators may revisit the issue, but no ...

A bill to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina’s sounds died Wednesday at the hands of the state House of Representatives. Shrimpers from coastal towns rallied to oppose the bill, arriving at the ...

Shrimpers rallied at the N.C. legislature to protest a proposed trawling ban. Senators cited environmental damage and by-catch as reasons for the restriction. Bipartisan lawmakers and shrimpers ...

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.

UPDATE (6/20/25): The Onslow County Government stated on Friday that their Chairman, Tim Foster, sent a letter to State Representatives opposing the potential change to HB 442. They expressed their ...

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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A controversial bill that has been making its way through the North Carolina legislature would ban shrimp trawling in sounds, rivers ...