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The fish tugs survive

November 30, 2022

Paul Molyneaux

Shaun Vary’s family fished the Great Lakes for seven generations, moving from wood and sail to steel and diesel. Vary bought the 59-foot fish tug Harry Purvis in 2009 and converted it into a pleasure boat. Credit: Shaun Vary

A cluster of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon. EPA photo.

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Fishing during opilio season this year on the F/V Brenna A. Will Jennings (left) and Cody Lipse. Jeff Ryan / @jarpictures photo.

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Shaun Vary’s family fished the Great Lakes for seven generations, moving from wood and sail to steel and diesel. Vary bought the 59-foot fish tug Harry Purvis in 2009 and converted it into a pleasure boat. Credit: Shaun Vary

The fish tugs survive

Paul Molyneaux

This 36' x 15' aluminum Cajun-built vessel has been transformed from a North Carolina skimmer shrimp trawler to a Chesapeake Bay oyster dredge boat. Larry Chowning photo.

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Just like the Terminator landed in dark city from the future, the Battleship appeared in Seattle, looking like it took a beating on the way. Paul Molyneaux photo.

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The American Boat and Yacht Council has developed standards for lithium-ion batteries—like this Victron battery for an experimental vessel—making them easier to insure, and easier to sell. Sam Devlin photo.

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A cluster of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon. EPA photo.

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The 400' x 100' Hannah will process and freeze salmon on Bristol Bay during the sockeye season, handling up to 1.45 million pounds of product. Northline Seafoods image.

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