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Paul Molyneaux

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

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Finn Furth strips nets while the rest of the crew winterizes the boat, sorting lines for next season and sending clean monofilament to Net Your Problem for recycling. Photo courtesy of Finn Furth

Putting a Bristol Bay boat to bed

Mark Urwin relies on a Sonos sound system aboard the Kaitiaki while fishing for albacore offshore. Photo courtesy of Toura Boat Craft

Rocking the boat: Sound systems built for life at sea

When they lengthened and sponsoned the Progress in 2019, the owners knew it would need more power to optimize performance and efficiency. In 2024, they replaced a 1200-hp Cat with a 2000-hp Cummins QSK60. Bering North photo.

Bering Sea trawler gains new power with Cummins

Salmon fishing yoga teacher, Susie Newson, shows fishermen how to do simpler exercises than this one to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome and other fishing-related issues. Photo courtesy of Oscar Tweet

Stretching for the long haul: Yoga on deck

The crew at Wesmac Custom Boats will be the first to install a Tier III, 1000-hp exempted engine in a New England lobster boat. The limit for Tier III is 803 horsepower, but the EPA promises flexibility going forward. Photo courtesy of Wesmac

EPA promotes flexibility for Tier IV implementation

With a focus on quality and value, Sord Fishing Products has introduced a line of knives for a variety of fisheries. While priced higher than the knives commonly used in commercial fisheries, Sord knives come with a lifetime guarantee. Sord photo.

The sharper edge

The Lobster Trap Company’s plastic trap being field tested on the same trawl as a wire trap. According to research and reports from fishermen, plastic traps have been shown to fish as well as or better than wire. Photo courtesy of the Lobster Trap Company

Nova Scotia company aims to reinvent the lobster trap

The Aleta at the dock in Florence, Oregon. The 49-foot steel ketch was designed by Jack Serin and built near Ventura, California. Kate Price and Brandon Hiza bought the boat in 2022 as both a home and an albacore troller. Photo courtesy of Price/Hiza

F/V Aleta blends sail power with modern albacore fishing

Students at Lofoten Vocational School in Norway use Kongsberg Maritime's K-Sim Fishery simulator to train on fish finding, navigation, and trawl monitoring systems before stepping aboard a boat. Photo courtesy of Kongsberg

Training tomorrow's fishermen before they leave the dock

Fourth-year students like Jean-Pierre Joseph are close to joining the Maine lobster industry’s workforce. “The experienced kids like JP also help mentor the new kids,” says Wiley Muller. Photo courtesy of Lift All Boats

Finding crew made easier