National Fisherman

Paul Molyneaux

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

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Shrimp processing in South Asia. Shrimp are one of many species groups monitored by the SIMP program. In reviewing the program NOAA will examine labor issues, and may require importers to provide more information on those. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Seafood imports monitoring expansion on hold

Skipper Science

Future of Fisheries Panel Unveils Tech Advances

Out on the Edge of Trawler Design

Captain Paul Tate, far right on the flying bridge, docks the Western Flyer at Fishermen’s Wharf in Monterey, California, amid much celebration and fanfare. The 86-year-old seiner fished out of Monterey for years and was chartered in 1940 by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts for their journey to the Sea of Cortez. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Bringing Back the Legend: Western Flyer's Epic Restoration Story

Alabama Marine Resources Division biologist Jason Herrmann, counts oysters, oyster drills, and cultch in a sample from one of the state’s reefs. The absence of spat is causing concern about the next couple of seasons. Alabama MRD photo.

Staying alive in Alabama’s oyster fishery

The clammers of Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays work on a quota of sorts. The James T. White Clam Depuration plant determines how many clams it can process and allots the requisite crates equally among the clammers. Luke Jenks photo.

The Clammers of Highlands

Welders at Fairhaven Shipyard pieced together the bulbous bow on the Vigilance. The thruster, which runs off the boat’s hydraulics and was supplied by Pine Hill Equipment. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Keep it simple

Passamaquoddy fisherman Erik Francis on the F/V Treaty Defender, catching lobsters in Canadian waters. Canadian authorities acknowledge that Native fishermen have fishing rights, but say they must abide by Canadian regulations. Henry Bear photo.

Canada’s DFO confronts Native fishermen

An AI eye on the fuel gauge