Aug 30, 2022

He salvaged metal and worked dusk to dawn to build a shrimp boat

"I always wanted a steady job. Something I could depend on. And that’s when I started the boat," Harry Bryant told journalist Melody Hunter-Pillion in the summer 2022 issue of

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Aug 15, 2022

These people make decisions about your seafood

When it comes to harvesting local seafood in North Carolina, who can fish, where they can fish and when is decided by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, and

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Aug 01, 2022

How to buy seafood at the supermarket

Three things are absolutely clear when it comes to seafood: Local, domestic and sustainable are best. But that doesn't mean you have to seek out a fish market on the

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Jul 22, 2022

How offshore wind will affect your seafood

Wind farms may be on the horizon off North Carolina as the nation moves toward clean energy, but their impacts on marine fisheries is unclear, leaving many worried.

During the

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Jul 22, 2022

Using local seafood nets James Beard Award for North Carolina chef

Chef Ricky Moore's devotion to local seafood and traditional ways of cooking it has earned him the Oscar of the food world.

Moore doesn't cook fancy dishes at

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Jul 08, 2022

'They knew they had to do something different'

Cars and trucks crowd Miss Gina’s roadside stand. People line up to fill coolers with fresh, wild-caught shrimp, but Miss Gina's has a deeper story of survival. 

Miss

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