PENALTIES FOR POACHING spot shrimp are pretty light in our state. At least, that’s the takeaway after a recent court case in Jefferson County. Jefferson County District Court Judge Mindy Walker ...

Fall fishing season along the North Carolina coast will look different this year, with a first-ever ban on the recreational harvest of Southern flounder. Instead of allowing one flounder per person, ...

Activists fighting a ban on inshore shrimp trawling brought local shrimp to the North Carolina legislature in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The North Carolina House will not take up the ...

OLYMPIA — The recreational spot shrimp fishery will reopen in the Discovery Bay Shrimp District today and Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) on June 13. “We are excited to announce some additional spot ...

SEATTLE — Spot shrimp season is underway in Puget Sound, but for some areas, it's already over. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife cut the season short in multiple locations due to ...

After galvanizing an industry, sparking death threats for state lawmakers and creating a divide between the House and Senate, a bill prohibiting shrimp trawling in North Carolina’s sounds was the ...

Republican state lawmakers are on the cusp of doing something they’re usually undoing – protecting the environment. The state Senate’s Republican majority has voted overwhelmingly in support of a bill ...

The state has canceled the 2024 Southern flounder season for recreational fishermen, saying the group took more of the fish than it was allowed last year. Fishermen question the numbers and say ...