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Contact: Patricia Smith State Will Allow Shrimp Trawling This Weekend MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will open coastal waters to shrimp trawling this weekend to offset impacts from the tropical depression that moved through the state this week. Whenever there is an influx of fresh water into saltwater creeks and rivers, shrimp will run from it into the higher salinity sounds and ocean, said David Taylor, chief of the division’s Fisheries Management Section. “If the fishermen are allowed to shrimp this weekend, they may be able to harvest some of these shrimp before they get into the ocean and scatter,” Taylor said. State fisheries rules normally close internal coastal waters to shrimp trawling from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday each week. This weekend, fishermen will be allowed to use shrimp trawls from noon Saturday through 5 p.m. Sunday. The normal weekend closure will resume Oct. 8. For more information, contact Taylor at (252) 808-8074 or [email protected].
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