News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the state’s commercial and recreational shrimping season in state waters closed on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Under the closure, all food shrimp harvesting activities, including trawling, cast netting and seining, are … Continued
In January, unusually cold weather caused water temperatures to plummet along coastal South Carolina and Georgia. The sustained cold water temperatures resulted in fish kills and die offs of white shrimp, a valuable commercial fishery in South Carolina and Georgia. … Continued
Georgia’s food shrimp harvest season will be extended until 6:15 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2018, according to Georgia Department Of Natural Resources (DNR). Commercial food shrimp trawlers may continue to operate in waters eastward of the sound-beach boundary currently … Continued
Georgia’s commercial shad season will open at 6 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2017, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Shad season runs through midnight on Friday, March 31, 2017. Shad fishing will be … Continued
NOAA Fisheries Southeast recently announced the introduction of a new Text Message Alert Program. The program allows stakeholders to sign up to receive important fishery related alerts via text message. Text alerts are expected to include immediate fishery openings and … Continued
Despite record amounts of rainfall in October 2015, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists are predicting a productive year for shrimping, with models predicting the largest roe white shrimp crop since 1979. The commercial shrimp trawling season opened … Continued