Shrimp Trawling Argument Highlights Conflict Between Recreational, Commercial Fishing on NC Coast

The tourists come from Pennsylvania and Maryland, from South Dakota and Texas, from just about everywhere, to North Carolina’s Outer Banks for a week of sun, water and relaxation.
And when they need something to do, Marc Mtchum is there to give them a glimpse of “the real Outer Banks.” Mitchum, 62 and the owner of OBX Crabbing, runs three shrimping charters each weekday from mid-June into October on the Jodie Kae to supplement his commercial crabbing business.
“That’s why people come on my trip,” he said...
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