Study commissioned by lawmakers is silent on whether the state should ban shrimp trawling. But it urges changes in how North ...

The House won't take up the proposal, which also would have opened up recreation flounder and red snapper fishing seasons.

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

In a sweeping three-year study mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Collaboratory has released ...

N.C. State Sen. Bobby Hanig gets a hug during a protest of House Bill 442 at the Legislature Building Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Coastal fishermen are turning out in full force in Raleigh on Tuesday to oppose a bill that would ban some kinds of shrimp ...

Eastern North Carolina shrimpers are celebrating a significant victory after House Bill 442 was officially killed in the ...

The House bill was amended in the NC Senate, and now one of the bill's primary sponsors says even he can't get behind the ...

Recent developments in the North Carolina Senate regarding House Bill 442 have ignited significant debate across Eastern ...

A day after hundreds of fishermen protested against a controversial amendment that would impact shrimp trawling throughout ...

WANCHESE, N.C. — A bill is in the North Carolina state legislature that could create more access to flounder and red snapper fisheries. Access, especially to flounder, has been a frustration for ...

A House bill amendment banning inshore shrimp trawling could eliminate up to 80% of North Carolina's shrimp production, industry leaders warn.