Carolina Caught: A Typical Shrimping Day | Carolina Stories - Episode 3

Part 3 of Carolina Stories: Carolina Caught.

Shrimp is a favorite seafood delicacy that is loved by many. Errol Hattaway describes a typical day in his profession as a shrimper and relays how inconsistent the results of his efforts can be from day to day. His wife discusses the men who are involved in the industry and her feelings about them. Steve Kerchner, a shrimper from Beaufort, describes his priorities, the skills and the culture of shrimpers. A restaurant owner, Lantz Price, also of Beaufort, discusses the life of shrimpers and their families.

Standards

• 5.5.CX Contextualize the changes in rural communities in South Carolina within national and global industries.
• HG.2.1.PR Identify regions of varying degrees of economic development, and explain the factors that influence the location and spatial distribution of these regions at the local and global scales using maps and geographic models and representations.