Stewardship
Harvesting NC Blue Crabs
Watch Denny Reynolds harvest blue crabs from the waters off Columbia N.C.
Identifying the Criteria Consumers Use to Select Prepared Seafood Meals
A project by Locals Seafood in partnership with North Carolina Sea Grant at NC State University and NC Catch.
Ugly & Wild: Learning to Love NC Fish
Locals Seafood is honored to have been featured in the short film UGLY & WILD by Vittles Films in partnership with the NC 10% Campaign and CEFS. Watch the film here.
Harvesting NC Shrimp
Watch Luke Midgett and the crew of the N-Seine harvest shrimp from the waters near Stumpy Point, N.C.
Oyster Shell Recycling
North Carolina’s oyster reefs have countless benefits. Learn how you can recycle oyster shells to save North Carolina oyster reefs.
The 1997 NC Fisheries Reform Act: An Oral History Perspective
This project was made possible by the North Carolina Sea Grant Community Collaborative Research Grant Program. In 2016, a three-part podcast series was recorded to examine the state of NC Fisheries prior to and after the
HB 983 – Do the math
A petition before the NC Marine Fisheries Commission could signal the end of NC’s shrimp industry. The petitioners failed to include any economic impact data as required by the NCMFC petition process. So we asked two experts to do the math independently and here’s what they came up with. Bad public policy could leave your plate empty and thousands out of work. Act now to protect and preserve your access to fresh NC seafood.
NC Shrimp in Jeopardy
Learn more about the petition submitted by special interest groups to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (NCMFC) that will effectively shut down NC’s shrimping industry.