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 ...

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 ...

With flounder off the fishing table for the time being, North Carolina's recreational fishermen are turning to legislators in Raleigh to see about winning permission to cast for arguably the state's ...

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 ...

A Massachusetts angler has established a new fishing record in the state of North Carolina. Matthew Frattasio was aboard Riptide Charters, under the direction of Captain Terry Nugent, when he reeled ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By Louis Daniel and Jack Travelsted A flotilla of about a dozen shrimp trawlers ...

Study sought by NC lawmakers confirms state fisheries are intensely managed. Researchers recommend ecosystem-based focus and improved data tracking. Study finds no clear evidence nursery protections ...