Shrimpers rallied at the N.C. legislature to protest a proposed trawling ban. Senators cited environmental damage and by-catch as reasons for the restriction. Bipartisan lawmakers and shrimpers ...

House Republicans declined to advance House Bill 442 banning shrimp trawling. Shrimpers and coastal lawmakers opposed the bill over industry impact concerns. Legislators may revisit the issue, but no ...

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 ...

Another batch of frozen shrimp has been recalled due to potential radioactive contamination. The latest recall involves ...

WANCHESE, N.C. — North Carolina coastal communities are celebrating a win after a bill that would have banned shrimp trawling has died. After passing the Senate last week, the House of Representatives ...

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.

Horry County crews successfully removed a sunken shrimp trawler’s fuel tank from the shoreline near North Myrtle Beach on Tuesday after it washed ashore near Arcadian Drive. The U.S. Coast Guard ...