Proponents said the measure puts North Carolina in line with trawling restrictions in Virginia and South Carolina and is needed to protect the 2.2 million acres of the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary ...

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

Despite the heat, July ushers in the best inshore fishing of the summer, with many species of fish out there for anglers to ...

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. The bill would also mandate six-week recreational fishing seasons for southern flounder and red snapper through 2029.

Ian Campbell has high hopes as he travels to the Home Nations Shore Angling Championship in Northern Ireland. It’s the ...

A new report examines the status of coastal and marine fisheries in state waters. Here are researchers’ top findings and recommendations for policymakers.

That original bill expanded recreational fishing seasons for flounder and red snapper ... Chad Thomas, executive director of the North Carolina Marine & Estuary Foundation, said at a North Carolina ...

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

North Carolina lawmakers are advancing a bill that would kill the state's shrimping industry. On Thursday, the state Senate voted on House Bill 442, which had recently been passed by the state's House ...

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The North Carolina Senate advanced a sweeping fisheries bill Wednesday that would ban shrimp trawling in inland waters and within a half-mile of the state’s coastline, ...

With a $1.4 million grant in hand, the Seabrook-Hamptons Estuary Alliance is launching key initiatives to protect one of NH's most vital coastal ecosystems.