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Fishermen say offshore wind surveys rip up gear: ‘There has to be accountability’

December 7, 2021

Kirk Moore

Fishing vessels at the Block Island Wind Farm. Ørsted photo.

The F/V Highlander hits the water with a twin Hi500 water jets ready to get the vessel to the grounds in reasonable time, and get up on plane when returning with fish. Bay Welding photo

December 7, 2021

The unlikely engineer who makes a favorite Bristol Bay water jet

Paul Molyneaux

Hurricane Ida left many Louisiana shrimp boats high and dry. Robbie Portier photo

Larry_Chowning

December 7, 2021

Hurricane Ida’s mess still a long way from fixed

Larry Chowning

The crew of the trawler Bald Eagle II was safely evacuated off the coast of North Carolina after the vessel became disabled near Duck, N.C. U.S Coast Guard photo

December 7, 2021

Another trawler in trouble off Carolina coast

Jessica Hathaway

Boats & Gear

The F/V Highlander hits the water with a twin Hi500 water jets ready to get the vessel to the grounds in reasonable time, and get up on plane when returning with fish. Bay Welding photo

The unlikely engineer who makes a favorite Bristol Bay water jet

Paul Molyneaux

The Dark Star caught fire at Journey’s End Marina in Rockland, Maine. Stephen Betts photo

On fire and foundered: A rough week for East Coast commercial fishing boats

Jessica Hathaway

To the tender and back to the line in no time. Elliott Bay Design Group photo

New Bristol Bay boat packs a punch

Brian Hagenbuch

The crew of the F/V Devotion easily handles a lightweight CodCoil pot with live blackcod. Ryan Johnson photo

Fishermen give feedback on gear innovations

Guest Author

Petrzelka Brothers’ last commercial fishing boat was the Thunder, a 32-foot Bristol Bay gillnetter. Petrzelka Brothers photo

Michael_Crowley

Wash. boatshop closing up after 44 years; boatyard specializes in aluminum crabbers

Michael Crowley

Alaska

The F/V Highlander hits the water with a twin Hi500 water jets ready to get the vessel to the grounds in reasonable time, and get up on plane when returning with fish. Bay Welding photo

The unlikely engineer who makes a favorite Bristol Bay water jet

Paul Molyneaux

Trident Seafoods acquired the 300-foot catcher- processor Starbound from Aleutian Spray Fisheries Inc. Trident Seafoods photo.

Trident Seafoods acquires catcher-processor in deal with Aleutian Spray Fisheries

Chris Chase

To the tender and back to the line in no time. Elliott Bay Design Group photo

New Bristol Bay boat packs a punch

Brian Hagenbuch

Trawl-caught Pacific cod on the F/V Pegasus. Midwater Trawlers Cooperative photo

Letter: Pacific trawl cooperatives applaud council action

Guest Author

Nicole Baker-Loke (second from left), founder of Net Your Problem, speaks at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle. Doug Stewart photo

Gear recycling reaches milestone in commercial fishing communities

Laine Welch

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Larry Chowning

Nick Rahaim

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Jay Fleming

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Michael Crowley

Sue Cocking

Jessica Hathaway

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Photo courtesy of Ariana Low

"Fish smarter" with smart buoys that enable gear tracking and management

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Made in the North Atlantic

NF Staff

Making safety on the water about survival rather than compliance with the right Immersion Suit

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Tackling higher emissions standards without sacrificing performance

Skipper Gunnar , bottom trawler Bergvolls equipped with SeapiX

iXblue's major innovations for bottom detection with SeapiX 3D volume sonar.

NF Staff

Gulf & South Atlantic

The crew of the trawler Bald Eagle II was safely evacuated off the coast of North Carolina after the vessel became disabled near Duck, N.C. U.S Coast Guard photo

Another trawler in trouble off Carolina coast

Jessica Hathaway

The F/V Highlander hits the water with a twin Hi500 water jets ready to get the vessel to the grounds in reasonable time, and get up on plane when returning with fish. Bay Welding photo

The unlikely engineer who makes a favorite Bristol Bay water jet

Paul Molyneaux

Hurricane Ida left many Louisiana shrimp boats high and dry. Robbie Portier photo

Larry_Chowning

Hurricane Ida’s mess still a long way from fixed

Larry Chowning

The Dark Star caught fire at Journey’s End Marina in Rockland, Maine. Stephen Betts photo

On fire and foundered: A rough week for East Coast commercial fishing boats

Jessica Hathaway

The commercial fishing vessel Pappy's Pride was outbound from Galveston, Texas, when it collided with the tanker Bow Fortune Jan. 14, 2020. NTSB graphic.

NTSB faults lack of communication in fatal Texas collision

Kirk Moore