The bill, now dropped, would have seen trawling banned from NC's inland and near-ocean waters. Shrimpers say it would have ...

Shrimpers from coastal towns rallied to oppose the bill, arriving at the Legislative Building in droves over the past week as ...

A trawling ban amendment came up for consideration with little notice, then was approved in the Senate on Thursday. Its ...

Legislation moving through the North Carolina General Assembly could bring a significant change to how the state manages its ...

“30 and 40 heads working for them at all 3 fish houses, you’re putting all them people out of business. They’ve got 100 ...

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

Glenn Skinner, a commercial fisherman and the executive director of the North Carolina Fisheries Association, explained ...

A House bill aimed at banning inshore shrimp trawling dies, a day after shrimpers, seafood business owners protested against ...

Lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives have effectively killed a ban on inshore shrimp trawling, a proposal ...

The North Carolina Senate passed a controversial shrimp trawl ban Wednesday. The vote was 41 to 4. Senators added the ban to ...