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 ...

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 ...

A round an island off mainland Taiwan, shrimp trawlers hauled in their nets and started sifting through their catch. A ...

TYRRELL COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Three more counties are opposing an amendment to a pending bill that would put limitations on shrimp trawling along the coast. The Tyrrell County Board of Commissioners ...

UPDATE (6/20/25): The Onslow County Government stated on Friday that their Chairman, Tim Foster, sent a letter to State Representatives opposing the potential change to HB 442. They expressed their ...

A Senate-passed bill to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina’s inland waters won’t advance in the House this session, lawmakers confirmed to WRAL on Tuesday afternoon. About 100 shrimpers and others ...