NCDMF Press Release: New Gear Requirement for Shrimp Trawlers
"MOREHEAD CITY – New requirements for gear configurations for shrimp trawls will go into effect July 1 for areas of Pamlico Sound and portions of the Pamlico and Neuse rivers. The new gear configurations will be required in all shrimp trawls, except skimmer trawls, used in inside waters where up to 220 feet of combined headrope length is allowed (Pamlico Sound and portions of Pamlico River and Neuse River)."
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