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Flashback Friday: 50 Years Ago | September 1970

September 18, 2020

Jessica Hathaway

Richard "Chuddy" Alley bluefin tuna Maine 1970 — Richard "Chuddy" Alley lands the first bluefin tuna of the 1970 season on the F/V Suzanne in Islesford, Maine. Ralph Tate and Ricky Alley help Chuddy horse the harpooned the 738-pounder onto the deck.

Matt Gregg of Forty North Oyster Farms pilots a load of harvested oysters to dock in Barnegat Bay, N.J. Forty North Oyster Farms photo.

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Unsold oysters go to New Jersey restoration reefs

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Heavy seas at the Block Island Wind Array in Rhode Island, the first offshore wind array in the United States. Department of Energy photo

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Captain Jim Wotton captures his crew on the F/V Overkill in the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area in 2018. Jim Wotton photo

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Boats & Gear

The three D’s of robotics are, dirty, dangerous and dull. But the Kongsberg Maritime USV never complains. Kongsberg Maritime photo

Finders keepers: New trawl technology helps fleets fish smarter and managers track biomass, despite covid disruptions

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Suzuki’s drive-by-wire technology is now available in lower-horsepower outboards. Suzuki photo.

Suzuki unveils new outboards: Smaller outboards offer big upgrades

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Joining forces: Integrity Machining brings three brands under one roof

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Nelsons Railway near White Stone, Va., has recently opened and can handle 50-foot-long and 30-ton boats. Larry Chowning photo.

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Rebuilt railway put to task on its owner’s boat; classic deadrise gets new fiberglass and painted hull

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This Osmond 46' x 17' 6" crabber is one of several boats H&H Marine has sent to California. H&H Marine photo.

Michael_Crowley

Maine yard sends crabber to the West Coast; lobstermen’s love of racing perseveres in pandemic

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Alaska

Richard "Chuddy" Alley bluefin tuna Maine 1970 — Richard "Chuddy" Alley lands the first bluefin tuna of the 1970 season on the F/V Suzanne in Islesford, Maine. Ralph Tate and Ricky Alley help Chuddy horse the harpooned the 738-pounder onto the deck.

Flashback Friday: 50 Years Ago | September 1970

Jessica Hathaway

Bristol Bay Salmon Week: Yay for the bay

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Abe Williams and McKenzie Mitchell are recent appointments to Alaska's Board of Fisheries.

'An insult to the process': Alaskans voice opposition to fish board appointments

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Crew_Shots_King_crab_Henry_Perales — Deckhand Henry Perales on the Bering Sea crabber Lisa Marie. NF Crew Shots

King crab: Uncertainty as coming season hinges on biomass calculations

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Richard "Chuddy" Alley bluefin tuna Maine 1970 — Richard "Chuddy" Alley lands the first bluefin tuna of the 1970 season on the F/V Suzanne in Islesford, Maine. Ralph Tate and Ricky Alley help Chuddy horse the harpooned the 738-pounder onto the deck.

Flashback Friday: 50 Years Ago | September 1970

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Cameron, La., flooded after Hurricane Laura struck Aug. 27, 2020. Omega Protein started a GoFundMe campaign to raise relief and recovery aid for the community. Omega Protein/GoFundMe image.

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Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

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Stone crab. Collier County Sea Grant Extension photo.

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