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More fish, less shrimp and crabs caught in North Carolina last year |
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Landings of commercial seafood dropped last year in North Carolina, as a larger finfish catch couldn't make up for declines in shrimp and crab, according to a state report released today.
Commercial fishermen landed 68.6 million pounds in 2009, about 4 percent less than the year before, according to the state Division of Marine Fisheries. The value of the commercial catch dropped 11 percent, to $77 million. Read the complete story at The News Observer.
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.
