During a recent, failed push to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina sounds, an opponent mentioned a study commissioned by the General Assembly expected to shed light on the state’s coastal and ...

The NC Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition (CCFC) will meet at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City on Wednesday, ...

The North Carolina Senate voted for the measure Wednesday. A final vote is scheduled for Thursday. Some coastal Republicans are adamantly opposed. The North Carolina Senate voted for the measure ...

With flounder off the fishing table for the time being, North Carolina's recreational fishermen are turning to legislators in Raleigh to see about winning permission to cast for arguably the state's ...

Fall fishing season along the North Carolina coast will look different this year, with a first-ever ban on the recreational harvest of Southern flounder. Instead of allowing one flounder per person, ...

A Massachusetts angler has established a new fishing record in the state of North Carolina. Matthew Frattasio was aboard Riptide Charters, under the direction of Captain Terry Nugent, when he reeled ...

As far as inshore fish go, a mangrove snapper is one of the tastiest. And right now the river is chock full of them. Mangrove snapper spend their vulnerable younger years inshore before moving into ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By Louis Daniel and Jack Travelsted A flotilla of about a dozen shrimp trawlers ...

Study sought by NC lawmakers confirms state fisheries are intensely managed. Researchers recommend ecosystem-based focus and improved data tracking. Study finds no clear evidence nursery protections ...