Hundreds of supporters of North Carolina’s shrimp industry, many from coastal counties, descended on the state legislature to protest a proposed ban on shrimp trawling in the state’s inland waters.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The North Carolina Senate approved a bill Thursday that bans commercial shrimp trawling in inshore waters, including sounds. Sen.

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - From truck convoys circling the legislative building to fresh shrimp being hauled in from the coast, shrimpers and fishing industry advocates from across the state gathered to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All was still on the New River near the Davis Seafood fish house. But when 83-year-old William “Buddy” Davis walked out of his ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the ...

The North Carolina House of Representatives axed a bill that would put a ban on shrimp trawling along the state's coast. OUTER BANKS, N.C. — The North Carolina House of Representatives axed a bill ...

A man wears a No Trawl Ban shirt at a protest in Raleigh, NC (Photo-WWAY). NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — A day after hundreds of fishermen protested against a controversial amendment that would impact ...