Ready for Some SC Shrimp with Your Grits?

If you are, then you’re in luck. The commercial shrimp trawling season opened in South Carolina state waters within the General Trawl Zone (GTZ) on Thursday, May 30. The shrimp season normally opens in mid- to late-May after the peak spawning period of white shrimp has occurred. This year’s unusually cool spring resulted in slower […]

Recreational Fishing for Black Sea Bass Closes after Labor Day

  The recreational annual catch limit for black sea bass has been reached for the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern states and the recreational fishery will close in federal and state waters throughout the region including the South Carolina coast effective 12:01 am Sept. 4, 2012. The fishery is scheduled to remain closed until June […]