Tag Archives: North Carolina commercial fishermen

Fuel costs, weather, and regulations contribute to smaller NC seafood harvests

“They just won’t let us fish,” Everett said. “People just can’t make it.” Everett’s father opened the business in 1942, and it shipped fish to Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. But, he said, with tightening restrictions on where fishermen can fish, how many fish they can catch and more, “There was no way to pay your bills.” Read more here  20:18

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/05/26/3889668/fuel-costs-weather-and-regulations.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1#storylink=cpy

 

House bill would damage state’s commercial fishing – John Day, Saxapahaw, North Carolina

thetimesnews.com – One of the most beleaguered segments of the local food system is wild-caught seafood. It’s a story of cultural heritage and very healthy, tasty food running up against coastal developers, the sport fishing industry, imports and political agendas. continued