A controversial bill that has been making its way through the North Carolina legislature would ban shrimp trawling in sounds, rivers and within a half mile of the coast. While that bill won’t be taken ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After galvanizing an industry, sparking death threats for state lawmakers and creating a divide between the House and Senate, a ...

A bill to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina's sounds died Wednesday at the hands of the state House of Representatives. Shrimpers from coastal towns rallied to oppose the bill, arriving at the ...

Nearly everyone agrees the fight over the future of shrimping in North Carolina isn't close to being over. But where the emotional, environmental, economic and divisive debate goes from here looks ...

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 ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Senate is one step closer to passing a bill that would put limitations on shrimp trawling along the coast. Wednesday evening, the state senate voted 41 to ...

A fishing cutter, photographed through the net of another boat, trawls for shrimp at Germany's North Sea coastline near the Jade river on Monday, Aug. 22, 2005. A ban on inshore shrimp trawling is ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A group of coastal county leaders is meeting today to talk about a recently formed coalition that will support the fishing community. An organizational meeting for the ...

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. Shrimpers rallied at the N.C. legislature to protest a proposed trawling ban. Senators cited environmental damage and by-catch as ...

A contentious debate over banning shrimp trawling in North Carolina's inland waters is expected to continue. Supporters of a ban cite environmental damage and bycatch, while opponents warn of ...