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. (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 ...

The North Carolina Senate voted for the measure Wednesday. A final vote is scheduled for Thursday. Some coastal Republicans are adamantly opposed. The North Carolina Senate voted for the measure ...

During a recent, failed push to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina sounds, an opponent mentioned a study commissioned by the General Assembly expected to shed light on the state’s coastal and ...

The state has canceled the 2024 Southern flounder season for recreational fishermen, saying the group took more of the fish than it was allowed last year. Fishermen question the numbers and say ...

For the first time, there will be no recreational fishing season in North Carolina for the southern flounder this year. Overfishing has reduced southern flounder numbers below what the population ...

Easterly winds are creating problems for anyone who likes to fish offshore or along the beach. Rough seas are forecast for the next few days complete with small craft warnings likely until Sunday.