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

Southern flounder — a favorite among recreational fishermen along the Atlantic coast — have been steadily declining in South Carolina’s waterways.

The southern flounder stocking program is a long, iterative process that, while aided by similar efforts in other Southern states, will take some time to perfect.

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist, Island Free Press In a sweeping three-year study mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. Legislation that would force an expansion of recreational fishing seasons for two popular coastal fish species has passed the North Carolina ...

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

Instead of allowing one flounder per person, per day, during during a short season as in recent years, in 2024 there will be no recreational season for Southern flounder-fishing in the state.

Southern flounder are a popular North Carolina fish. For the first time, North Carolina's commercial and recreational fishing industries are set to split the southern flounder catch 50-50 this year.

The amendment, adopted in May 2022, called for a 72% reduction in the southern flounder harvest, with both commercial and recreational fisheries seeing dramatic cuts.

Southern flounder have been in decline and climate change may worsen the situation. Louisiana has implemented a closed season to deal with the problem. Capt.

The local decline in southern flounder, long a dinnertime favorite in south Louisiana, is part of a trend across the Gulf and southern Atlantic, with a myriad of factors driving it.