Sea turtles, shrimp fishermen tangled in government's net proposal
Story Date: 12/30/2016

 

Source: WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 12/28/16

It's hard to think of two species more beloved on the North Carolina coast than shrimp and sea turtles.
A generations-old low country diet had turned shrimp into a multi-million dollar industry for North Carolina fishermen. Sea turtles, on the other hand, have become the symbol of coastal conservation and a tourist draw at nest-hatchings and aquariums.

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