Photo courtesy: Louisiana Sea Grant/ NOAA

By Alex Kies

Alex Kies, a 14-year-old reporter, explores how the shrimping industry in his neck of the woods, Carteret County, North Carolina, is being impacted by climate change. Alex speaks to 20-year shrimper, Thomas Smith, whose family has been working on the water for generations.

shows a man holding a little boy. he's standing in front of the nets hanging from a shrimp boat's mast.
Shrimper Thomas Smith is featured in Alex’s story. Here he’s pictured with his son.