Drill to survive
From U.S. Coast Guard reports
In the throes of an emergency, training increases your chances of survival. Instead of relying on panic response to get out safely, training drills give fishermen a course of action to follow in an emergency.
Gulf/South Atlantic Swordfish
Foreign fleets are lusting after quota not harvested by American longliners
Swordfish prices — long off the dollar-and-something lows that followed the "Give Swordfish a Break" boycott a decade ago — have been stable for several years now. The fishery is healthy, and sometimes fishermen are rewarded by the excitement of a run of big fish, as happened off North Carolina recently.
NOAA's ark
Simple advice is offered to aviators who find themselves piloting an airplane that is suddenly out of control: Undo what you just did.
Cover Story Excerpt: A world of wind and ice
Hard work and harsh weather define winter fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea
By Abner Kingman
Steaming into a Northeast gale on the Bering Sea in February, the trawler American Beauty has built a thick layer of ice from the waterline to the highest antenna. "We're like a giant Popsicle," captain Kevin Ganley says over the radio to another captain. As the boat labors slowly up the face of the next wave he adds, "We're so heavy we're barely moving."
Northeast
A lobsterman goes up in size; oar power still alive in Maine
"People will travel miles for a Calvin Beal boat," says Stewart Workman talking about a fisherman from Alaska who would be coming to his boatshop, SW Boatworks in Lamoine, Maine, to talk with Workman about building him a new fiberglass Calvin Beal 34.
Callifornia crabbing: Here's a fun video shot on the decks of the Majestik while catching Dungeness crab off the coast of northern California.
The United Fishermen of Alaska, a statewide commercial fishing industry trade association representing 36 member organizations, announces the election of Jerry McCune of Cordova District Fishermen United as president.
NMFS has announced two senior leadership changes that the agency says align with changes it is making to its West Coast operations.
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