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Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.
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Once the fire on the Bristol Bay gillnetter, Jordyn Rose got out of control, there was little anyone could do. The boat burned so completely that local fire officials have nothing to investigate, and the cause remains unknown. Photo by Michelle Conor
Fire ends Bristol Bay fisherman's season
Newport Yacht Builders owner Jim Thompson envisions a new industry where a shop can pre-form interior kits for boat builders and supply perfectly fitting parts on demand. Photo by Newport Yacht Builders
Newport Yacht Builders' digital precision in boatbuilding
The American Samoa Department of Commerce celebrated the launch of the Tautai Mua. The new boat and associated training program are hoped to boost the local fisheries. Photo by Department of Commerce
Launching Tautai Mua: Boosting American Samoa's fisheries
Seattle-based Integrity Machining has equipped nine new boats with 24-inch Kolstrand crab blocks with KYB radial piston motors, like the one seen here, and other deck gear. Photo by Integrity Machining
Kolstrand innovates crab blocks with rotary piston motors
The Waymaker is in the water and ready to be rigged for the 2024 season. Citing a predicted small run and low prices, owner and builder Thomas Lopez plans to use his new boat for tending rather than fishing. He notes that he built the boat himself and was
First twin jet limit seiner: Fast build, fast boat
After sea trials in Alabama, the 97-foot American Eagle can head north to New Bedford, MA, and start catching lobsters. Photo by Lars Vinjerud
Boat of the Month: American Eagle
The 12-volt and 24-volt electric versions are the most popular, but for her customers fishing in Canada’s Northwest Territories, subzero temperatures make gas-powered ProFisher P the only option. Photo by Gaski Marine
Versatile gillnet hauler sold worldwide
F/V Froyanes1 is just one of the new Norwegian boats being built to cash in on an invasive species, red King Crab. While regulated under a quota regime in the Barents Sea, Norway has declared open season, spreading west and south from those waters.
King Crab fishing booming in European waters
The haulers are often mounted on a bulkhead with the motor in an interior space to protect it from the elements. Photo by Electra-Dyne
Built by fishermen for fishermen: Electra-Dyne haulers
The Woyingi Mieka 1 is just one of dozens of boats that Bayou La Batre entrepreneur Joe Gazzier is buying and refurbishing for fishermen in Nigeria and other West African countries. Photo by Joe Gazzier
Shrimp boats from U.S. restored and headed to Nigeria
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