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Paul Molyneaux

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

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Space X is now working with T-Mobile in the US and OneNZ in New Zealand to offer a satellite messaging service to subscribers. Space X expects to broaden the services and offer messaging, data, and voice in numerous countries. Photo by Michael Bednarek

Starlink direct to cell service now available

Electronic Navigation Limited has integrated the Norwegian Subsea motion reference unit (MRU) into its WASSP multibeam transducer, offering greater accuracy in fish detection and bottom mapping. Photo by Norwegian Subsea

WASSP gets an upgrade

When Starlink Marine came online in late 2023 or early 2024, commercial fishing vessels ranging from freezer trawlers to lobster boats took advantage of the comparatively cheap satellite connectivity. Photo by Network Innovations

Satellite connectivity shifts rock the marine industry

The 70-foot Miss Tiffanie, a Delta Marine Industries boat built in 1982, is at anchor in Lituya Bay, Alaska. On its 2021 journey to western Alaska, the boat had to carry buoys outside the traps when transiting Canadian waters.

Boat of the month: Miss Tiffanie

Natural remedies for seasickness, muscle pain, and endurance

The Garmin quatix 7 Pro is built for the marine environment and possesses a number of features useful to commercial fishermen, including connectivity to Garmin electronics, auto-pilot control, and engine alerts, to name a few. Photo by Garmin

Built for the boat: Garmin’s quatix 7 Pro

The US Department of Health and Human Services under Robert Kennedy Jr. recently dissolved the NIOSH, which has supported safety training that saves lives and taxpayer dollars on reduced search and rescue operations. Photo by Fishing Partnership

AMSEA sounds mayday as safety program faces shutdown

Captain John Efford Jr., with his boat, the Four Jacks, out of Port de Grace, Newfoundland, bringing home 46,000 pounds of snow crab after a two-day trip. “There’s 10,000 pounds on deck, and the hold is full too.” Photo by John Efford Jr.

Newfoundland snow crab season opens amid tariff uncertainty

At dawn, Luis Escamilla and Diego de Leon don trash bags as rain gear and start hauling the net. They bring it aboard quickly, leaving the fish enmeshed in the web, and head for home. All photos by Paul Molyneaux

Putting the art into artisanal fishing

The Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River enables shad and salmon to ascend. While some observers speculate that thriving shad negatively impacts salmon, researchers can find no evidence that such is the case. Photo by Thomas Quinn

From milk jugs to millions: How American shad took over