Study commissioned by lawmakers is silent on whether the state should ban shrimp trawling. But it urges changes in how North ...

North Carolina is the only state on the East Coast that allows shrimp trawling in sounds and estuaries.

North Carolina Senate approves a ban on inshore shrimp trawling, sparking backlash from commercial fishermen and debate among coastal lawmakers.

North Carolina lawmakers left Raleigh before passing a budget. Here's a recap of the most notable accomplishments and failures of the 2025 session.

Lawmakers had considered opening state waters year-round, but the legislation died when a shrimp trawling ban was inserted at the last minute.

A bill that would have mandated a recreational flounder season fell apart in Raleigh, but might there still be hope for ...

The North Carolina House will not take up the Senate's proposed ban on inshore shrimp trawling, Republicans decided Wednesday afternoon.

SALTER PATH, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Senate has voted to pass the second reading of House Bill 442, which includes an amendment that will prohibit shrimp trawling in all inshore fish… ...

A House bill amendment banning inshore shrimp trawling could eliminate up to 80% of North Carolina's shrimp production, industry leaders warn.

However, the North Carolina House of Representatives Wednesday decided not to take up the bill that had added a proposed shrimp trawling ban for inland waters, effectively killing the bill for ...

Shrimpers in the US state of North Carolina are not sitting back quietly as a bill that would ban commercial shrimp trawling in inshore waters and within a half-mile of the Atlantic Ocean ...