Gary Moses spends a lot of time in the tiny shed outside of his house in Awendaw. While most of the shed is stacked high with storage boxes, yard equipment and tools, this space is where the Army ...

Craig Reaves loves his office: The southern coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The owner of Beaufort-based Sea Eagle Market was among 20 shrimp boat captains who were at work Thursday, plying the ...

To the casual observer, few things appear easier than shrimping. Most people catch them in a long-handled dip net. There are no hooks to bait, no gaffs needed. Just drive your boat around and scoop ...

The federal government is reminding shrimpers that more boats are now required to have escape hatches for sea turtles installed in their nets. Boats that are at least ...

TYBEE ISLAND — Lazaretto Packing is a no-frills operation, from the simple signage at the foot of the dirt driveway to the splintered planking of the creek-side docks. Digital scales, a decade-old ...

It’s an ominous sign when something in the water starts “jerking around” a boat, and it started happening as Zachary Willis pulled his shrimp nets from North Carolina’s Neuse River. Clearly, he caught ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: Above: Minh Dang repairs nets on the Johnny II shrimp boat in Galveston, Texas.