February 21, 2017 — Opponents of proposed shrimp trawl limits in the US state of North Carolina say they don’t plan on backing down, reports JD News.
“It’s going to be a long road,” said Allen Jernigan of Sneads Ferry, a full-time waterman who runs fishing charters and also does some commercial fishing.
The state’s fisheries commission voted five-three, with one member abstaining, last week to approve a petition for rule-making from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, setting in motion a lengthy process of reviewing the rules proposed in the petition before a final decision is made.