It's a message local fishermen have spread with urgency in recent years: If not for intervention at the state and federal level, South Carolina's shrimping industry may soon be washed away in a storm ...

New tariffs put in place late last week on shrimp exports from Vietnam and Indonesia to the United States could be a lifeline for local fishermen who have been devastated by farm-raised foreign shrimp ...

Two words and one action can help South Carolina’s storied and struggling shrimping industry: Eat local. For some, it’s a culinary click-phrase that goes unpracticed. For others, it’s a habitual ...

Shrimp trawlers are tied to a pier in McClellanville, South Carolina on July 19, 2025. The Pamela Sue is owned by Bryan Jones, vice president of the South Carolina Shrimper’s Association. Riley ...

"White boot warriors" - commercial fisherman known for their practical rubber boots - are returning to the sea in strong numbers this spring in search of white shrimp thanks to higher prices and lower ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina shrimpers are celebrating the U.S. International Trade Commission’s recent decision to crack down on frozen shrimp imports from four countries. The ITC voted ...

A major reason we’re able to eat as much shrimp as we do is that it’s much more affordable and accessible than it was half a century ago, and for that, we have aquaculture—the farming of seafood—to ...