‘Shrimpgate’: New bill to protect waterways would ‘destroy’ shrimp industry in North Carolina, critics warn
Trawlers wouldn’t be allowed to net shrimp in North Carolina’s inland waters or within a half-mile of the coast under a proposal in the North Carolina Senate that has divided Republicans. Critics say the measure, if approved, would destroy the state’s shrimping industry. The new shrimp trawling prohibition was added Monday without much notice to a bill previously passed by the House. That bill was intended to create a pilot program to allow recreational fishing for flounder and red snapper. Members of a Senate agriculture committee engaged in bitter debate. One lawmaker later called it “Shrimpgate.” more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 16:59
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