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Pound netters hauling their gear on a rough autumn day off Hoopers Island, Maryland, in Chesapeake Bay. “They catch menhaden, and what they call money fish, stripers, trout, drum whatever they can sell,” says photographer Jay Fleming.
Jay Fleming: Photography of fishermen’s lives
Harvesting alewives as part of a pilot project at Wights Pond in Penobscot, Maine. With sufficient data to prove their viability, Wights Pond is among five Maine alewife runs approved for having a commercial fishery this year. Photo by Tate Yoder
New alewife fisheries for Maine
The field model of SeafoodAI’s Crabscan360 uses biometrics to identify individual crabs and determine their size and sex. Company CEO Rob Terry plans to build other models for dockside deliveries, processing, and onboard scanning. Photo by SeafoodAI
SeafoodAI’s CrabScan360: AI-powered crab sorting revolution
TimeZero online has revolutionized TZ’z entire product line enabling automatic software updates, real time chart updates, community Maps, TZ online AIS, premium weather with real time Doppler radar, text based weather alerts, and fleet tracking. Photo by
TIMEZERO in the cloud
Space X is now working with T-Mobile in the US and OneNZ in New Zealand to offer a satellite messaging service to subscribers. Space X expects to broaden the services and offer messaging, data, and voice in numerous countries. Photo by Michael Bednarek
Starlink direct to cell service now available
Electronic Navigation Limited has integrated the Norwegian Subsea motion reference unit (MRU) into its WASSP multibeam transducer, offering greater accuracy in fish detection and bottom mapping. Photo by Norwegian Subsea
WASSP gets an upgrade
When Starlink Marine came online in late 2023 or early 2024, commercial fishing vessels ranging from freezer trawlers to lobster boats took advantage of the comparatively cheap satellite connectivity. Photo by Network Innovations
Satellite connectivity shifts rock the marine industry
The 70-foot Miss Tiffanie, a Delta Marine Industries boat built in 1982, is at anchor in Lituya Bay, Alaska. On its 2021 journey to western Alaska, the boat had to carry buoys outside the traps when transiting Canadian waters.
Boat of the month: Miss Tiffanie
Natural remedies for seasickness, muscle pain, and endurance
The Garmin quatix 7 Pro is built for the marine environment and possesses a number of features useful to commercial fishermen, including connectivity to Garmin electronics, auto-pilot control, and engine alerts, to name a few. Photo by Garmin
Built for the boat: Garmin’s quatix 7 Pro
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