OPINION: NC Shrimp Trawl Decision, a Temporary Victory
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North Carolina's commercial fishermen can breathe a momentary sigh of relief with Wednesday's decision by the state House to delay any decision on a proposed ban on all shrimp trawling in the state's inland and near shore ocean waters. But the relief is only temporary. The potential of this issue coming up again is very real and very near.
The decision did not come quickly. It required a two-day show of force by hundreds of commercial fishermen, their families, community leaders and industry supporters who stood outside the legislature building Tuesday in...
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