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Paul Molyneaux

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

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The last Local Seafood Summit was held in Portland, Oregon in 2019, just before the pandemic. Organizers hope this year’s live event in Alaska will disseminate valuable information and resources. Josh Stoll photo.

Seafood Summit returns

A Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa commercial vessel hauls its gear on Lake Michigan. Five tribes in Michigan that retained their Great Lakes fishing rights in 19th century treaties are renegotiating how they will share the fish with sports fis

Great Lakes consent decree

After 22 months in the yard, and receipts for $70,000, the Leonilda is ready to splash. A venerable craft saved from the wooden boat graveyard by Andrews and his wife’s commitment. Keith Andrews Photo.

The F/V Leonilda gets a new lease on life thanks to a dedicated California couple

The Stormline Oilskin Fishing Flotation Pants offer only 11 pounds of buoyancy, but that has proven sufficient, and lobstermen like that they don’t have to think about another item to put on. Photo: Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety.

The skinny on PFDs

Simplicity is the watchword for the ACR Bivy Stick. Advertised as the smallest and lightest of the satellite communicators, it connects to an app that does the heavy lifting. Credit: ACR Electronics

Apps and sats: the lowdown on handheld short burst data devices

Casey Streeter and his wife own Island Seafood Market in Matlacha, Florida. They own their own boats, and buy from several others hooking and spearing grouper and snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Katie Fischer photo.

Viewpoint: The Right to Fish

Almost every type of commercial fishing involves long hours of repetitive motion that can lead to musculoskeletal injuries. Jerry Dzugan at AMSEA wants to teach fishermen how to avoid them. Paul Molyneaux photo.

The Right Moves

Woods Hole Group’s Triton system connects by Bluetooth to an android tablet populated with the company’s exclusive software and offers an expanding range of communications capabilities. Woods Hole Group photo.

Increased capacities and cellular data transmission are leading to new developments in VMS hardware

A surprise for the day, the author catches a canary rockfish. “The biggest one I’ve seen in 30 years out here,” Goins says. “Probably 20 years old.” Paul Molyneaux photo.

At Sea - Oregon dory fishermen brave the waves before they can fish

Green lobster boat engineer Dr. Doug Read at Maine Maritime Academy expects to generate interest with the launch of a 22-foot model of the fuel-efficient trimaran. MA/MCCF Image.

Rising fuel prices might attract fishermen to fuel efficient multi-hull vessels