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Georgia’s 2019 shad season began at 12 a.m. on Tues., Jan. 1, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). The state shad season is scheduled to run through midnight on Mar. 31, 2019. The 2019 … Continued
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 recently issued a reminder to shrimpers harvesting penaeid shrimp (white, pink, and brown shrimp) in federal waters of the South Atlantic Region, that for a person aboard a trawler to fish for penaeid shrimp or possess penaeid shrimp … Continued