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RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - North Carolina senators on Monday approved a plan to pay the commercial fishermen impacted by a proposed inland shrimp trawling ban. The approval comes ahead of a planned ...

Mediterranean fishing officials have implemented a new ban on a controversial form of fishing called bottom trawling to protect fragile ecosystems and vulnerable species. According to Seafood Source, ...

'The goal of this coalition is to bring together county leaders from coastal regions to address these critical issues with a unified voice' -- Bob Woodard, chairman of the Dare County (North Carolina) ...

A man wears a No Trawl Ban shirt at a protest in Raleigh, NC (Photo-WWAY). NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — A day after hundreds of fishermen protested against a controversial amendment that would impact ...

Federal fisheries managers are scheduled to take up pelagic trawl gear issues in Alaska's commercial fisheries when they meet ...

WANCHESE, N.C. — A bill with an amendment that’s targeting the shrimping industry has passed the senate. Fishing communities continue to hold their breath and feel that if this bill passes, it will be ...

In a powerful condemnation of what she calls “political inaction,” ocean advocate Alexandra Cousteau— granddaughter of legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau— has joined forces with Oceana to shine ...

The first study to measure the full economic value of bottom trawling in Europe's waters calculates that the destructive fishing practice imposes up to €16 billion annually in net costs to society.

The poll found restricting bottom trawling is now the top action New Zealanders want the government to take to protect the ocean, alongside creating more marine protected areas.

North Carolina senators on Monday approved a plan to pay the commercial fishermen impacted by a proposed inland shrimp trawling ban. The approval came ahead of a planned Tuesday protest by shrimpers ...