NC Senate OKs payments to shrimpers impacted by controversial trawling ban
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 Tuesday protest by shrimpers at the state legislature. The bill would provide “annual transition payments to eligible holders of commercial fishing licenses with verifiable lands of shrimp” from 2023 to present day. It passed 45-2 on Monday. The payments would last until Oct. 1, 2028, with payments dependent on the value of the eligible shrimp trip tickets submitted by the fishermen plus $180. The plan would spend up to $10 million over the next five years in government handouts to any affected shrimpers, senators clarified Monday. But it’s unlikely to quell the outrage by many in the industry who say it will put them out of business. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:32
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