MORRIS ISLAND — Charleston Coast Guard officials said the shrimp boat that capsized near Morris Island this week got its nets caught on an unknown object during its second drag of the day, causing the ...

NEW ORLEANS — The federal government is reminding shrimpers that more boats are now required to have escape hatches for sea turtles installed in their nets. Boats ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — A Shem Creek shrimp boat captain whose vessel capsized and sank near Morris Island last week has found an overwhelming amount of emotional and financial support from the community.

NEW ORLEANS — Federal regulators have vastly scaled back a plan to make more shrimp nets include sea turtle escape hatches. A conservation group calls it "a dangerous departure." The proposed rule ...

Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A commercial shrimping vessel, Miss. Kim, has been deemed a loss after capsizing on opening day of inshore shrimping season in South Carolina. A GoFundMe has been ...

Just off Privateer Boulevard in the hamlet of Jean Lafitte, Ronald Dufrene and a small crew of shrimpers are bedding down for Hurricane Gustav in the safest place they know: the cockpit of the hulking ...

(CN) — From po’ boy sandwiches to jambalaya, etouffee and gumbo, shrimp is a staple in Louisiana’s and New Orleans’ celebrated cuisine. The small shellfish are big business in Louisiana with 15,000 ...

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