Surprise attack in Raleigh was latest threat to NC shrimpers. It won’t be the last.

Surprise attack in Raleigh was latest threat to NC shrimpers. It won’t be the last.

A surprise legislative attempt to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina’s inshore waters alarmed the state’s shrinking commercial shrimping industry, sparking protests in Raleigh. While the bill failed, threats persist from conservationists, lawsuits, cheaper foreign imports, restaurant mislabeling and uncontrollable weather — all complicating the future for local shrimpers like Capt. Billy Davis.