Source: Rebecca Martinez, WUNC, 1/22/19


The shrimping industry is booming as more of the crustaceans are being harvested farther north and later in the season. The Virginian-Pilot reported trawlers bringing in tens of thousands of pounds of shrimp off Corolla in recent weeks. Sara Mirabilio, a fisheries extension specialist with the North Carolina Sea Grant, says January is traditionally a lean month for commercial fishermen and their families.

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