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Paul Molyneaux

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

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Fishing for halibut, Jay Dinsmore can feel the bouncing on the line long before he brings a fish alongside. Paul Molyneaux photo.

At Sea: Good times roll with Maine halibut

Chris Johnson, aboard the 35-foot Reel Easy, has just hooked up with a bluefin in the Gulf of Maine. He is using a Trident 80-130, and the Alutecnos 130 2-speed reel. Reel Easy photo.

Going Big for Bluefin: Top-Notch Rod and Reel Key to Success

Sabino, left, and Toño, two crewmembers on Jonathan Reyes’ panga, set anchor over an isolated reef off the coast of Veracruz and prepare to handline for various species of reef fish. Giuseppe Lacorazza photo.

Eating from the sea

Snow & Co.’s Eric Rasmussen with his own Atlas engine, a 4 cylinder very similar to the Western Flyer’s original engine, a160-hp, 6-cylinder Atlas Imperial. Snow & Co. photo.

Western Flyer: Still in the game

A test pot for Pacific cod with a false tunnel and sock entrance to reduce crab bycatch sits dockside in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, ready for trial aboard the F/V Brenna A. Cory Lescher photo.

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers call for reduced gear impact to aid crab recovery

A few of the vessels owned by members of the At-Sea Processors Association, whose executive director Stephanie Madsen is helping craft measures recommended by the Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Alaska bycatch advisory council out of the gate

With a fleet of some 1,600 small boats, Prince Edward Island presents a viable market for diesel/electric hybrid power systems. The PEI Fishermen’s Association wants to prove the concept by converting one or two boats. Rachel Peters photo.

PEI lobster boat fishermen put hybrid conversions on hold

Space is always at a premium on a 32-foot Bristol Bay boat. The M.R. Solutions RSW unit has a tight footprint and reportedly cooled fish faster than competitors’ RSWs.

M.R. Solutions' Cannon family aims to revolutionize RSW with innovative chiller design

The new crabber has a bulbous bow and draws over 12 feet loaded. In sea trials the vessel cruised at 9 knots and could make a complete turn in three boat lengths. Chantier Naval Forillon photo.

Ugjit Mijua’ji’jg: The 'For the Children' crabber with near-zero emissions

Most of the boats in Delacroix, La., are small day boats. Skim net boats fishing shrimp and outboard powered crabbers line the bayou for a couple of miles. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Down on the Bayou