Everyone knows how important the shrimping industry is to the Lowcountry, but the proposed new regulations could send prices up at the market next year. In addition to the targeted shrimp, Lowcountry shrimp fishers also unintentionally catch some other species of fish. We are nowhere close to that point, because of responsible fishing limits. Magwood says that they have other difficulties with getting live flounder back in the ocean, like porpoises and gulls, but the responsibility lies...

A primary concern for commercial shrimpers is how far south the saltwater will go, and how far shrimp will follow. Lee Schlesinger, a spokesman for the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said commercial fishing zones can be a complicated issue - based on regulations developed over many years to prevent multi-species catches and ensure the species being harvested can regenerate. The net effect of a potential 262 million-gallon daily river withdrawal would be a 4.9 percent...

Besides, if farmers aren't putting food on your table, who is?" Holden decided to participate in the contest because he enjoys public speaking and wants to do his part to get the word out about the hard work done by farmers and ranchers. In the end, the farmers must be able to turn in a profit, using business skills as accounting, billing, payroll and marketing research. But when all is said and done, farmers love to farm and the independent lifestyle is all they need to keep persevering....

Marciano stays in the wheelhouse much of the time and looks for tuna marks on the sounding machine, while Jason and Joseph work the deck chumming, jigging up live baits and manning the five rods and reels set in a steel bar over the open stern of the boat. Marciano stays in the wheelhouse much of the time and looks for tuna marks on the sounding machine, while Jason and Joseph work the deck chumming, jigging up live baits and manning the five rods and reels set in a steel bar over the open...

FERC: Keep Klamath dams Final environmental impact statement calls for trapping and trucking past dams By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press writer GRANTS PASS Federal licensing authorities Friday recommended keeping PacifiCorp s four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, siding with the utility and ignoring calls from fisheries agencies to build fish ladders. FERC: Keep Klamath dams Final environmental impact statement calls for trapping and trucking past dams By JEFF BARNARD Associated...