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What is shrimp trawling? NC commercial fisherman explains the harvesting method
Glenn Skinner, a commercial fisherman and the executive director of the North Carolina Fisheries Association, explained ...
What must NC do to protect fishing in coastal waters? See what study says.
Study commissioned by lawmakers is silent on whether the state should ban shrimp trawling. But it urges changes in how North ...
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How smarter trawl gear could cut fuel use and bycatch
Lighter nets, streamlined trawl doors, and smarter rigging choices are helping trawl captains burn less fuel, spend less time ...
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Wild Fish Conservancy gets due date for ESA decisions on Alaska Chinook salmon
A U.S. district court has affirmed a deadline for NOAA Fisheries to release a decision on whether Alaska Chinook salmon should be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) after the agency ...
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David Attenborough’s Ocean, a media super trawler
Like its predecessor, Seaspiracy, David Attenborough’s new movie, Ocean, is something of a media super trawler, harvesting ...
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Hook, Line and Sink: Trawling amendment drowns in committee as legislative session ends
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An amendment that would have had a significant impact on the seafood industry in ...
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What they’re saying on scuttled “Shrimpgate” trawling ban proposal
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Following the surprise introduction of legislation that would ban shrimp trawling in nearly all of ...
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Sealord calls Greenpeace vandalism during fishing operations dangerous, threatens legal action
Members of Greenpeace Aotearoa have intercepted two trawling vessels operating off the eastern coast of New Zealand, ...
Conservation group calls for Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery closure, bottom trawling ban
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition said closing a section of the Chatham Rise fishery was a start, but not enough - and ...