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First offshore wind research buoys deployed off West Coast

October 15, 2020

Kirk Moore

An offshore wind data buoy in Morro Bay off California. U.S. Department of Energy photo.

A northern right whale with calf. NOAA photo.

October 16, 2020

Entangled right whale off New Jersey

Kirk Moore

Tanner crabs. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

October 15, 2020

Bering Sea crab pots drop as season opens

Laine Welch

Maxed out at 58 feet, the Thalassa is now a more competitive salmon seiner, with increased RSW, fish hold, and fish-handling capacities. Homer Marine photo.

October 15, 2020

The Homer stretch: After building and working on boats for 30 years in Homer, Alaska, Eric Sloth knows how to stretch a seiner

Paul Molyneaux

Boats & Gear

Furuno’s NXT line of radars give fishermen a new way to use radar, providing detailed information on targets.

Beyond magnetron: Solid-state technology opens up a new world of possibilities for radar

Paul Molyneaux

Blue Eyed Girl is the fastest working lobster boat. She hit 49 mph at Portland. Jon Johansen photo.

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2020 lobster boat racing season wraps up; six races draw 379 competing boats

Michael Crowley

Decaying sharks release necromones that scare off other sharks. Shark Defense Technologies photo.

Keep sharks at bay: Shark Defense Technologies reduces bycatch and attacks

Brian Hagenbuch

Maxed out at 58 feet, the Thalassa is now a more competitive salmon seiner, with increased RSW, fish hold, and fish-handling capacities. Homer Marine photo.

The Homer stretch: After building and working on boats for 30 years in Homer, Alaska, Eric Sloth knows how to stretch a seiner

Paul Molyneaux

ALERT eliminates third-party installation. Emerald Marine Products photo.

MOB system install goes DIY: Emerald Marine Products rolls out walk-on alert system

Brian Hagenbuch

Alaska

Tanner crabs. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Bering Sea crab pots drop as season opens

Laine Welch

Maxed out at 58 feet, the Thalassa is now a more competitive salmon seiner, with increased RSW, fish hold, and fish-handling capacities. Homer Marine photo.

The Homer stretch: After building and working on boats for 30 years in Homer, Alaska, Eric Sloth knows how to stretch a seiner

Paul Molyneaux

Unloading Alaska halibut. NOAA photo.

Halibut survey success: Pacific scientists make goals despite covid restrictions

Laine Welch

F/V Alaskan Girl. Brannon Finney photo.

Salmon in summary: Alaska's summer season pays off

Laine Welch

A sparkling April day in Seward, Alaska. Jessica Hathaway photo. — Seward, Alaska, is a top port for blackcod and halibut landings. Jessica Hathaway photo

Fall fishing: Alaska's commercial fleets load up on pollock, Dungeness, king crabs and more

Laine Welch

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Larry Chowning

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StepliteX StormGrip: Your New Boot Legacy

NF Staff

REDE Rescue Systems Empowers Water and Ice Lifesaving for Minimally Trained Rescuers

Phil Gerwig

Furuno redefines a real-world view for fishermen with the 3D Sonar Visualizer F3D-S

Jonathan Barnes

Marine medicine: Understanding and treating infection types

Domenic Sammarco R.Ph. EMT

Marine medicine: Survival skills for commercial fishermen

Domenic Sammarco R.Ph. EMT

Gulf & South Atlantic

Mississippi oyster fisherman Drew Livings hand tongs previously relayed oysters from the Biloxi Bay in 2017.

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Gulf oysters: Too much Mississippi River water,  Florida drought pinch supplies

John DeSantis

Expert crewmen aboard the New Bedford dragger Ellen Marie prepare to dump their nets on deck while fishing on Georges Bank. The life of the New England deep-sea fisherman is depicted with great authenticity and feeling in a new book, “The Dragger,” with photos and text by William Finn. (NF Cover December 1970)

Flashback Friday — October 1970

Jessica Hathaway

Fish in a pen at the Ocean Era Velalla Farm demonstration project off Kona, Hawaii. Jeff Milisen/Ocean Era photo.

Feds move toward permitting offshore Florida fish farm

Kirk Moore

A survey vessel towing an airgun array during a seismic survey . International Association of Geophysical Contractors photo.

Atlantic seismic survey permits expiring; oil exploration ‘back to square one’

Kirk Moore

In 1957, Frank Patti Sr. returned from the Navy and took over the Guiding Star. Patti Marine photo.

Editor's Log: Finest kind

Jessica Hathaway