Therese Murphy and her family are proud of their part in improving the environmental reputation of Australia's prawn trawling industry. Australian Ocean King Prawn's 11 trawlers work a sandy sea bed ...

The general trawl zone is being closed to commercial shrimp fishing — the state’s most valuable fishery — to protect overwintering stock that cold water is threatening to kill outright or drive to ...

A bill that would ban shrimp trawling along North Carolina’s coast passed the Senate Thursday with bipartisan support. Meanwhile lawmakers have also introduced a provision to help ease the economic ...

Seafloor trawling for prawns and scallops in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is causing massive damage, according to a new WWF report. Cairns, Australia - Seafloor trawling for prawns and ...

This protected ecosystem off the coast of Fort Pierce now faces potential destruction as federal officials consider reopening ...

Shrimpers in the US state of North Carolina are not sitting back quietly as a bill that would ban commercial shrimp trawling in inshore waters and within a half-mile of the Atlantic Ocean shoreline ...

House Republicans declined to advance House Bill 442 banning shrimp trawling. Shrimpers and coastal lawmakers opposed the bill over industry impact concerns. Legislators may revisit the issue, but no ...

Current regulations allow licensed bait dealers to trawl for live shrimp during closed seasons, but applicants must clear a series of hurdles and abide by strict parameters to receive and maintain a ...