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Paul Molyneaux

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

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Extend maintenance schedules, increase average uptime, and avoid unexpected failures through condition-based maintenance with ioCurrents' MarineInsight

MER Equipment teams up with ioCurrents using AI

“There’s something personal about wooden boats,” says Jimmy Tripp, owner of the Outer Fall, ready for launch. “They have a soul.” Photo by Walt Bowers

Boat of the Month: Outer Fall

The New England and Mid-Atlantic scallop has been managed sustainably for the last two decades. Researchers utilize AI and machine learning to understand scallop stock dynamics. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

AI transforms scallop stock assessments for greater accuracy

Rob Morris (EdgeTech) works with three Pt. Judith, Rhode Island fishermen, in preparation for on-demand fishing trials. Most fishermen remain skeptical of the real-world applicability of ropeless gear, and modeling by MITRE appears to support their concer

Exploring ropeless gear for sustainable lobster fishing

The crew of the 58-foot Lucid Dream, out of Cordova, Alaska, empty black cod from a string of slinky pots. Trademarked as Cod Coils, the pots are easy to handle, and all 50 in a string can be collapsed and safely stacked on deck. Photo by Ezekiel Brown

The skinny on slinky pots

King crab vessels are particularly vulnerable to weather changes because they load their pots in port and may steam for more than 24 hours before reaching their fishing grounds. Photo by Hockema Group

Safety rules still lacking five years after Scandies Rose and Destination losses

The Sitka-based troller/ longliner Mirage, owned and operated by Jeff Turner, is slated to be the first boat in the ALFA to be outfitted with a diesel/electric hybrid system. Photo by Kempy Energetics

Leading the way to hybrid diesel electric propulsion

The Scania E-Machine at Pacific Marine Expo is one modular component of Scania’s suite of single-source hybrid solutions. It can be coupled with any Scania engine and offers power ranging from 150kW to 230kW. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Scania offers a single source hybrid solution

Tor Bendiksen, owner of Reidar’s Manufacturing, Captain Mark Phillips, and Dr. Pingguo He of UMass Dartmouth hold four sections of helix twine joined to make a mesh. Bendiksen continues to design the right self-spreading net for East Coast fishermen. Phot

New helix twine net enhances efficiency and reduces bycatch

Ecomotus, a UK company, has developed a hydrogen electrolyzer that enables diesel engines to burn fuel thoroughly and cleanly. They have equipped almost 40 boats—more than 20 fishing boats.

Ecomotus' EcoPro: Reducing fuel costs for UK fishermen