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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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A man overboard demonstration gave visitors a chance to learn about marine safety and rescue operations at the Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford, Mass. Samuel Hill photo.

NIOSH, Coast Guard announce $6 million in safety research grants

A basic AIS fishing net buoy sold on Alibaba.com.

Using AIS net buoys? FCC fines up to $19k per day

Radio frequency interference caused by

Coast Guard warns LED lighting could interfere with communications

The

Dragger Aaron & Melissa II goes down off the coast of Maine

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