APRIL 2010 • VOL. 90, NO. 12
Up Forward
Dock Talk
IFQ benefits are real, say two Gulf of Mexico fishermen.
Around the Coasts
A stroke claims “Deadliest Catch” skipper Phil Harris.
Features
Southern hospitality
Demopolis, Ala., gives shrimper Tim Harrison and his fresh catch a down-home reception.
Cover: Yearbook 2010
It’s time to review the fishing year that was:
• Frustration with NMFS rises in New England
• Good news, bad news on red snapper
• California steaming: Fleet riled about MPAs
• Halibut-health concerns prompt charter cut
• Newsmakers, Market Reports, Life & Fish
Boats&Gear
Sold on schooners
Introduced some 250 years ago, this classic vessel design has endured.
Painting primer
Preparation is the key to covering your vesselwith a longer-lasting protective coating.
Around the yards
Lobster boat remodeled; bowpickers are indemand; steel scalloper bears three-peating.
The locker
The Hail/Northern Lights
Editor’s Log
Fishing Back When
Fo’c’sle Library/In Search of the Simple Life
Washington Lookout
Dock Talk/Town Landing
Mail Buoy/Perc Sane
Jim Balsiger
Market Reports
Product Roundup
Inside the Industry
Classified
Advertiser’s Index
Last Set
News & Events 
