Supporters of the ban say trawling damages fish habitats and depletes fish populations, while shrimpers argue it would devastate their livelihoods. A study on the impacts of trawling and a lawsuit ...

A potential ban on inland shrimp trawling has become one of the most controversial bills moving through North Carolina's state legislature. Why it matters: The proposal, which would ban trawling less ...

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 ...

North Carolina senators on Monday approved a plan to pay the commercial fishermen impacted by a proposed inland shrimp trawling ban. The approval came ahead of a planned Tuesday protest by shrimpers ...

Hundreds of supporters of North Carolina’s shrimp industry, many from coastal counties, descended on the state legislature to protest a proposed ban on shrimp trawling in the state’s inland waters.

Shrimpers in the US state of North Carolina are not sitting back quietly as a bill that would ban commercial shrimp trawling in inshore waters and within a half-mile of the Atlantic Ocean shoreline ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. House Republicans declined to advance House Bill 442 banning shrimp trawling. Shrimpers and coastal lawmakers opposed the bill over ...