New vessel’s performance exceeds efficiency expectations, says Damen. Recently, the first in series Damen Shrimp Trawler 2607 successfully completed its sea trials in the Port of Hamriya, UAE. Damen ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a shrimper whose vessel capsized in South Texas over the weekend, just days before the 2025 shrimp season was set to begin in the Gulf of Mexico. The ...

North Carolina lawmakers have a plan to pay commercial fishermen impacted by proposed restrictions on shrimp trawling in the state's coastal sounds. The Senate gave its final approval to the trawling ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Coastal fishermen here in the east are breathing a sigh of relief after House Republicans announced Wednesday afternoon that they would not be moving forward with a vote on ...

UPDATE (6/20/25): The Onslow County Government stated on Friday that their Chairman, Tim Foster, sent a letter to State Representatives opposing the potential change to HB 442. They expressed their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 80-foot-long Gracie Bell, with two 68-foot-wide nets dragging behind it, is trawling at 2.5 knots in 25 feet of water in an ...

EMEA editor Neil Ramsden brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week. It was two Canadian news items that topped our most-read charts over the last week or so. First was the news ...

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources has asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct more studies before implementing a rule requiring turtle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “White boot warriors” — commercial fishermen known for their distinctive and practical rubber boots — are returning to the sea in ...

Total Gulf shrimp revenue fell more than 50 percent in just two years, from $489 million to $221 million and an estimated ...