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Thoughts from Britt Shackelford
President, North Carolina Watermen United
Welcome
to our website. Our updated site and our outlook will better keep our
members and all educated fishermen informed and up-to-speed on the four
stakeholders in the Fisheries Resources that surround our professional
watermen. The four stakeholders are:
Charter/Headboat
Fishermen:
This
sector brings millions of dollars into the state from people who come
here for a day – or two or three – for the excitement of fishing
inshore or offshore on a boat with a local guide.
Charter
boats
leaving Hatteras Inlet at Sunrise
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Commercial
Harvesters:
Our
commercial fishermen play a vital role in the state’s economy with
pounds and pounds of fish to send all over the country and to provide
our local restaurants with the best “Catch-of-the-day.”
Commercial
Fishing Boat in
Wanchese
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Recreational
Fishermen:
Many
people come here – loaded down with tackle and gear, towing their boats
behind them – to take advantage of our excellent fishing.
Recreational
fishermen in Hatteras salt marsh
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Consumers:
Tourists
by the thousands visit for “vacation;” to spend some time on
the water; to catch some fish; to watch a sunset and eat our
excellent
seafood.
Local
Seafood Boxes
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With
your
help, a little old-fashioned Good Luck (I’ll take some luck every day!)
and some of the Lord’s blessings, we are not only going to survive, but
THRIVE, as we charge into the 21st century.
Welcome Aboard! And Hold onto
your Hat!
Britt
"Shack" Shackelford,
President
(To
read "Shack's" entire letter click here)
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