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Delayed by Cold Winter, Shrimp Season Finally Opens

South Carolinians can breathe a sigh of relief: fresh, locally caught shrimp could soon be returning to coastal docks. At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, commercial shrimp trawling will open in all legal South Carolina waters. Georgia state waters will open at the same time. The season opening comes about a month later than average, after a cold […]

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Shrimp-baiting season opens Sept. 12 in S.C. waters

The 2014 shrimp-baiting season will open at noon Friday, Sept. 12 in South Carolina waters. Recent sampling by DNR collected below average numbers of shrimp available for fall harvest, with heavy rainfall and river runoff during the summer washing small shrimp down into some coastal areas, similar to 2013. Recreational shrimpers who purchase a shrimp-baiting license can legally cast their […]