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

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The 80-meter freezer trawler Kapitan Sokolov is built in moveable sections and assembled on tracks. It is the first of 10 such vessels ordered by Norebo Management. Norebo Management photo

From Russia with love

elver, elver poaching — Elvers. Photo by Flickr user LHG Creative Photography.

Maine fisherman acquitted of overfishing elver quota by 1/100th of a pound

Electronic Monitoring — Skipper Christopher Brown sorts fish at the F/V Proud Mary

Deck Equipment: Rise of the Machine

The 131-foot trawler Progress left Fred Wahl Marine Construction Jan. 8 to return to fishing in Alaska. Fred Wahl Marine photo. — The trawler Progress was towed to Fred Wahl Marine Construction with her windows boarded up after they were blown out in rough seas. Fred Wahl Marine Construction.

Feature: A year of Progress

Suzuki

Feature: Up to speed

Maine lobsterman Doug Blasius aboard the F/V Twilight. He installed Olex software last spring and is now able to set his traps with greater accuracy. Doug Blasius photo.

Feature: Getting to the bottom

A craftsman at Wegley preparing to install the cabin sole in the galley and crew

Over the mountain: Wegley Boats proves it’s never too late to learn new tricks

This Russian trawler coming out of the Tersan yard in 2019 is powered by an 11,000-hp MAN V-14 diesel and turn a 14-foot-diameter propeller. Tersan Shipyard photo.

The Russians are coming — with big nets in tow

The F/V Miss Tiffany was towed into Eastport, Maine, with engine trouble in November. In December, her crew was detained in Canada.

'We are one people': U.S. tribal fishermen plead guilty in Canada

The 58-foot seiner Cerulean is in the size range of vessels most affected by new regulations. Hockema Whalen and Myers Associates photo.

Future fleets: Naval architects grapple with changing regulations and fleet needs