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

North Carolina lawmakers left Raleigh before passing a budget. Here’s a recap of the most notable accomplishments and ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Newsletter, District 1 State Senator Bobby Hanig (R), an opponent of the shrimp trawling ban amendment that was killed in the NC House on June 25, issued this account of the ...

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

A ban on inshore shrimp trawling is moving quickly toward a vote in the North Carolina Senate. On Tuesday morning, the provision was inserted into House Bill 442, which deals with recreational fishing ...

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

The North Carolina Senate passed a bill to ban shrimp trawling in inland waters, but after fierce opposition from the shrimp ...

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