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Paul Molyneaux

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Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.

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Late in the season, Gaither Midgett starts hauling his four pound nets at the first glimmer of light, hoping to finish in a couple of hours—before the heat of the day. Credit: Jay Fleming

Pound for pound, North Carolina’s pound net fishery delivers

Commissioned in May 2023, the 21-foot Lorna Jean remains the UK’s only fully electric commercial lobster boat. Builder, Hans Unkles, believes others will eventually embrace the technology.

The electric lobsterman proves it can be done

Scania’s new Next Generation 13L marine engine is loaded with improvements promising great durability, increased fuel efficiency, and reduced maintenance costs. Credit: Scania

Scania brings its new 13L to North America

While NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region Permits Office has granted an extension for dealers and fishermen to renew permits during the shutdown, the Coast Guard’s vessel safety inspectors have reportedly all been furloughed. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Zirlott

What’s working, what’s not in the shutdown

Louisiana shrimp captain Acy Cooper talks about the history and slow decline on the Gulf shrimp fishery in the film 'The Last of the Shrimpers.' Last of the Shrimpers image.

‘Last of the Shrimpers’ premiers in New Orleans

A tote full of Pacific cod in PicoICE aboard the F/V Seabrooke. Vessel owner Vojta Novak believes that delivering top quality product will improve the market for Alaska seafood. Photo courtesy of Auberin Strickland

PicoICE offers Alaska seafood a marketing boost

OXE’s concept prototype hybrid engine adds a 150-hp axial flux electric motor to a 300-hp, 3L BMW engine, giving fishermen the potential to use only electric power when needed, combine the two for 450-hp in other situations, or use the motor to charge the

Keeping the electric dream alive

John Deere is introducing two new Tier III engines, the John Deere JD14 (pictured) replaces its 13.5-liter engine and includes many upgrades. The JD18 is an all-new engine that John Deere has designed with trawlers and scallopers in mind. John Deere Power

John Deere unveils two new marine engines

A garvey-style skiff with a Flux 115-hp electric motor can be used for a variety of tasks. This configuration is being used in a boat yard and in oyster farming, while feasibility studies for commercial fishing continue. Flux photo.

Flux brings the flex: a new 115-hp electric outboard

As cod landings in the northeast Atlantic and Barents Sea decline, Canadians see an opportunity to capture market share in Europe. But the Atlantic Groundfish Council and offshore fleet, the big boats, need a bigger allocation. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Newfoundland’s offshore fleet needs cod to reclaim market share