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Michael Crowley

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Michael Crowley is the former Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.

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The Alaska Juris, abandoned on the day of the sinking. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Lessons learned: NTSB releases Safer Seas Digest 2017

Between 2011 and 2015, one fatal accident and 304 nonfatal injuries on catcher processors and mothership vessels in Alaska. File photo.

Danger below deck: Study investigates at-sea processing accidents

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations photo.

Keeping the Freewheel in motion

The

Wild Wild West takes the final lobster boat race of the season

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations photo.

Maine lobster turf war renewed with civil lawsuit

Part of the 40 boats that came to the line for Randy

Randy's Race: Maine lobstermen race to raise funds for local co-op manager

In a recent NIOSH safety video,

Preventing tragedy: Fishermen share safety stories in NIOSH videos

lobster boat racing
Sailor

Lobster Boat Races: Gold Digger takes another gold

The Southern Bell moored at an unknown location and date. Phuong Huynh photo.

Unmanned helm puts shrimper on rocks

Tough boats are always in fashion

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