The city of Beaufort celebrated its annual Shrimp Festival this weekend, drawing thousands of visitors to honor the local shrimping industry. The event, now in its 31st year, offered attendees the ...

A second round of genetic testing of shrimp served at more than 20 Charleston restaurants has revealed that most continue to sell farm-raised imports, with some passing off the food as wild and ...

“White boot warriors” — commercial fishermen known for their distinctive and practical rubber boots — are returning to the sea in strong numbers this spring in search of white shrimp thanks to higher ...

Craig Reaves started shrimping at 14 on summer breaks in the 1980s, was running his own boat at 17 and now owns Sea Eagle Market in Beaufort. Karl Puckett I was fortunate to grow up in the seafood ...

The war over imported farm-raised shrimp being sold in restaurants in South Carolina — whose rich coastal waters already are teeming with wild shrimp and local shrimpers who earn a living catching ...

BEAUFORT — In South Carolina’s shrimp fraud era, one historic festival relies on a local purveyor to put Palmetto State prawns on platters. The Beaufort Water Festival contracts with Sea Eagle Market ...

South Carolina's commercial shrimping season fully opened June 2. Amid a tumultuous market, local shrimpers set sail with optimism and a message for consumers. Whether at seafood markets or coastal ...

Shrimp and an iconic movie character will be the stars of the show this weekend at the venerable Beaufort Shrimp Festival, the two-day event that draws thousands to Waterfront Park to celebrate the ...

Shrimp trawlers are tied to a pier in McClellanville, South Carolina on July 19, 2025. The Pamela Sue is owned by Bryan Jones, vice president of the South Carolina Shrimper’s Association. Riley ...

Cyndy Gay Carr moved home to Saint Helena Island in Beaufort County three years ago to help her family run Gay Fish Co., a generational seafood business that's been in operation since 1948. Summer is ...