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 ...

Supporters of the ban say trawling damages fish habitats and depletes fish populations, while shrimpers argue it would devastate their livelihoods. A study on the impacts of trawling and a lawsuit ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Bringing a parade of shrimp trucks to Jones Street, shrimpers from Eastern North Carolina made their presence known at the legislature to oppose a bill they say would ...

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 ...

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 ...

Laken Lewis Wheatly, seated with fishermen in the gallery, covers her face as the North Carolina Senate passes the second reading of HB 442, 40-4 on Wednesday at the N.C. General Assembly. Robert ...

Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A controversial bill that has been making its way through the North Carolina legislature would ban shrimp trawling in sounds, rivers ...

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 ...