HB 442 and the imperiled future of N.C. shrimping By Morty Gaskill
As many of the readers of this publication are aware, there is currently a bill before the NC House of Representatives, HB442, that would ban shrimp trawling in all inshore waters out to half a mile from the beach. Considering that the vast majority of shrimp in North Carolina are harvested within these areas, if passed, this bill will all but end shrimping within North Carolina waters. In this letter, I intend to explore how and why this bill has made it this far, along with why the logic behind the bill is faulty and as such should not be made into law. HB 442 originally concerned only restoring access to flounder and red snapper. After this bill was passed in March, it moved to the NC Senate for consideration. It was only on Monday last week that an amendment to this bill was added on, which would prohibit all shrimp trawling in the sounds and ocean out to half a mile. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:23
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