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Feb 03, 2025
Against all odds: A couple’s triumphant journey into North Carolina seafood
The story of Herman and Quinnetta Manley, better known as Fishman and Mermaid Q, is a testament to the human spirit's incredible resilience.
Facing fierce competition and the sting of
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Jan 27, 2025
More than a job: freedom, adventure and feeding the world
If you're looking for a life of adventure, challenge and deep connection to the natural world, sign up for the Commercial Fishing Academy at Carteret Community College in
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Jan 22, 2025
From Boat to Plate: Discover the NC Catch Summit 2025
Whether you’re someone who fishes for a living or enjoys cooking and eating fresh seafood, and seeking out the best seafood restaurants, NC Catch Summit 2025 is a day of
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Dec 18, 2024
Loneliness on the road? Not for this trucker traveling North Carolina's seafood highways
Truck driving is a notoriously lonely job but not for George Harvey. The people he meets along North Carolina’s seafood highways feel like family to this longtime tractor-trailer driver who
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Oct 30, 2024
Seafood was never part of their plan: How a mother-daughter legacy brings coastal flavors to Winston-Salem, N.C.
Working in seafood was never part of the plan for Forsyth Seafood Market & Café’s mother-daughter team in Winston-Salem. With a master’s degree in mathematics, Virginia
Aug 22, 2024
This young shrimper is carrying on Silver Dollar Road's commercial fishing tradition
Nate Ellison comes from a family of commercial fishers struggling to hold onto the coastal community they have called home for generations. Outsiders have tried to block access to the
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