Idaho Today brings you a never-before-seen video of the effects of industrial trawling on the ocean floor. World Ocean Day reminds us that the smallest to the most devastating actions will have ...

Advocates and businesses of the shrimping and seafood industry gathered at the North Carolina Legislative Building to protest a proposed ban on inland trawling. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline) ...

The North Carolina Senate approved a bill Thursday that bans commercial shrimp trawling in inshore waters, including sounds. Sen. Bobby Hanig, a Republican who represents multiple coastal counties, ...

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 vast majority of Costa Ricans have voiced their rejection of shrimp trawling. According to the National University (UNA), 91.3% of the population is against this practice. The study, published on ...

Advisory committees to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission on Tuesday recommended against a petition to restrict shrimp trawlers operating in coastal sounds after hearing from hundreds of ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Coastal waterways are officially open as of 8 a.m. Monday for 2025’s commercial shrimping season. Shrimp trawling season — the time of year for the commercial fishing ...

North Carolina allows shrimp trawling of inshore waters, and is the only remaining state on the East Coast to do so. In this photo, a Louisiana biologist holds a white shrimp on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010.

STUMPY POINT, N.C. — A bill in the North Carolina General Assembly, originally meant to restore flounder and red snapper seasons, could now target the shrimping industry. The Outer Banks community ...