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#GivingTuesday: Helping fishing families and foundations

December 1, 2020

Jessica Hathaway

The F/V Emmy Rose headed into Gloucester harbor, just outside the breakwater and the Eastern Point Light on Oct. 15. Photo by Barnaby Prendergast on the F/V Josephine Samantha.

Tom Burke of Sloop Point Oyster Farms delivered 23,700 oysters for restoration work on the Tuckerton Reef as Bill Shadel of the Nature Conservancy kept tally Dec. 2, 2020. Kirk Moore photo.

December 3, 2020

New Jersey growers deliver 240,000 oysters for reef restoration

Kirk Moore

Hawaii longline vessels at Honolulu Harbor Pier 38 Fishing Village. Hawaii Longline Association photo.

December 1, 2020

Hawaii longliners will convert to mono leaders

Kirk Moore

Florida boater Stuart Bee holds on to the bow pulpit of his submerged boat as the cargo vessel Angeles approaches 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 29, 2020. Angeles crew photo via Coast Guard.

December 1, 2020

Florida man survives two days clinging to boat 86 miles offshore

Kirk Moore

Boats & Gear

SuperFabric over a breathable nylon base. Grundéns photo.

Tough new trap gear: Grundéns’ Ironclad stands up to a thrashing

Brian Hagenbuch

Outfitter Satellite photo.

F/V Phone home: Satphones, apps, text-only and emergency options expand for fishermen in an increasingly connected world

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Power brokers: Fiat Powertrain Technologies gains traction in Alaska through distributor Motor Services Hugo Stamp

Brian Hagenbuch

The 42-foot crab and oyster boat Miss Lynette had six bottom planks replaced at Smith Island Drydock at Rhodes Point, Md. Smith Island Drydock photo.

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Smith Island yard repairs Crockett-built deadrise; Virginia railway runs maintenance on wooden boats

Larry Chowning

Cody Vandecoevering took over the F/V Karen, his late father’s 75-year-old, 58-foot wooden dragger, earlier this year.

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Boat of the Month: Karen

Samuel Hill

Alaska

The F/V Emmy Rose headed into Gloucester harbor, just outside the breakwater and the Eastern Point Light on Oct. 15. Photo by Barnaby Prendergast on the F/V Josephine Samantha.

#GivingTuesday: Helping fishing families and foundations

Jessica Hathaway

The crews of the F/V Miss Gina and F/V Isanotski in Egegik, Bristol Bay, Alaska, celebrate the birthday of longtime fisheries advocate and drift gillnet captain Mike Friccero during the 2020 summer salmon season — Amelia Egle, Veronika Kruger, Meghan Wallace, Taj DeVries, Molly Miller and Sierra Henry. Mike Friccero photo

Access denied: Pebble Mine permit does not pass go

Jessica Hathaway

Northline Seafoods launched its barge to revolutionize salmon processing in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. A strong storm and snapped anchor lines put a snag in that plan. Kai Raymond photo.

Bay barge on ice: Summer storm turns into a setback for Bristol Bay innovator Northline Seafoods

Brian Hagenbuch

Fishermen's Terminal, Port of Seattle photo

Maritime Career Fair: Live Today!

Jessica Hathaway

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute hosts its annual All Hands on Deck meetings this week virtually, complete with ASMI Zoom backgrounds.

Industry Updates: Year in review, looking ahead to 2021

Jessica Hathaway

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The F/V Emmy Rose headed into Gloucester harbor, just outside the breakwater and the Eastern Point Light on Oct. 15. Photo by Barnaby Prendergast on the F/V Josephine Samantha.

#GivingTuesday: Helping fishing families and foundations

Jessica Hathaway

Florida boater Stuart Bee holds on to the bow pulpit of his submerged boat as the cargo vessel Angeles approaches 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 29, 2020. Angeles crew photo via Coast Guard.

Florida man survives two days clinging to boat 86 miles offshore

Kirk Moore

define North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries photo. — A trawler in North Carolina. North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries photo.

North Carolina state fisheries under legal attack

Maureen Donald

The 42-foot crab and oyster boat Miss Lynette had six bottom planks replaced at Smith Island Drydock at Rhodes Point, Md. Smith Island Drydock photo.

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Smith Island yard repairs Crockett-built deadrise; Virginia railway runs maintenance on wooden boats

Larry Chowning

Hurricane Zeta was the third major storm to hit the Gulf coast within nine weeks. NASA Goddard image.

Hurricane Zeta scores third 2020 hit on Gulf Coast

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