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NORTH CAROLINA: Proposed shrimping regulations worry coastal fishermen

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — The N.C. Wildlife Federation submitted a petition earlier in November calling for restrictions on shrimp trawling along the coast, saying more regulations are necessary to protect important nursery areas.

But local long-time fishermen in eastern North Carolina don’t necessarily agree, and the regulations on catching shrimp could have detrimental effects on the industry.

“If the consumer is looking for fresh, local seafood, I think these regulations like this will put fisherman out of business and make the American consumer to have to buy more imports,” said Jack Cox, Blue Ocean Market. “That’s something that we don’t want to do.”

The petition includes restrictions like limiting trawling to three days per week, limiting head rope length to 90 feet and making nets smaller.

“It’s also asking that they limit tow times to 45 minutes and that they open Pamlico Sound on a shrimp count,” said Patricia Smith, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries.

The count would require 60-count shrimp, or 60 shrimp per pound, in the Pamilico Sound before trawling would be allowed in those waters.

Read the full story at WNCT

Fishing for flood relief: Businesses sign on to aid Eastern North Carolina

October 28th, 2016 — One county restaurant and a seafood business are joining forces to cook up support for Hurricane Matthew flood victims in Lenoir and Greene counties.

Restaurant owners Jessica Murphy and chef Kevin Davis of La Perla Restaurant & Bar in Morehead City are encouraging other county restaurants to do the same.

From Sunday until Saturday, Nov. 5, the restaurant will serve fish stew, with proceeds going to the United Way in Lenoir and Greene counties for flood victims.

Blue Ocean Market in Morehead City is donating the fish to the restaurant to create the stew.

Ms. Murphy said Kinston chef Vivian Howard, star of PBS’s “A Chef’s Life,” is inviting chefs in the state to serve Eastern North Carolina fish stew during those days to raise money for Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts. Ms. Howard is the owner of Chef and the Farmer Restaurant in Kinston.

Ms. Murphy said Ms. Howard sent an email out to restaurant owners in the state inviting them to take part in the fundraising effort, and as soon as she saw it, she wanted to participate.

Read the full story at Carteret County News-Times

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