On the recordApril 21, 2026
out on the water in eastern North Carolina, workers are putting in long hours and long days, doing honest work to feed their neighbors and keep our coastal economy alive. Their way of life is under threat. Rising costs are squeezing businesses and families. Unfair competition from imported shrimp is making it harder to get a fair price for a hard day's work. Concerns about mislabeling on imported seafood only make matters worse. Families think they are buying local seafood, but they are not. It only undermines consumer trust. Spending time with commercial fishermen and shrimpers in eastern North Carolina made one thing clear: Reducing barriers for our seafood industry and bringing costs down will, indeed, make eastern North Carolina stronger.
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