AMT392- SHRIMPGATE Science or Sabotage Inside The North Carolina Shrimp Trawling Controversy| As a Man Thinketh

The Bill That Rocked the Coast
In June 2025, a quiet regulatory bill—House Bill 442—ignited one of North Carolina’s fiercest fisheries debates in decades. Originally drafted to address recreational fishing seasons, a surprise amendment introduced in the NC Senateproposed a sweeping ban on shrimp trawling in all inland estuarine waters and within 0.5 miles of the coast. The goal: to align NC with every other East Coast state that already restricts inshore shrimping.

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