Charleston Shrimper Faces a New Challenge : Mysterious Seagrass
June 2 marked the opening day for shrimp trawling season in the Lowcountry, and for one fisherman, it was one of his most challenging days in his lifelong career.
Rocky Magwood, a fourth-generation shrimper on Shem Creek, reported that he could only drag his shrimp nets for ten minutes before they were clogged with a mysterious sea grass. Magwood only caught 15 shrimp that day.
"I always say in the fishing industry, if it isn't one thing, it's two things; it is always a fight, but we...
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