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Paul Molyneaux

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

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With tariffs and anti-fraud legislation pushing prices up, shrimpers are calling for swift passage of the Save Our Shrimpers Act, which would stop the U.S. from contributing billions to the World Bank for building more shrimp farms. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Moving the SOS Act

The Notus trawl sensor system with Echo showing the level of noise on the grate and grate angle. According to Francis Parrott, Newfoundlanders did not immediately adopt Echo. “But about 30 percent of the fleet has it now and more are getting it,” he says.

Shrimp sensor turns noise into numbers

National Fisherman Highline Joel Kawahara is currently off course and not responding to communication attempts. The Coast Guard has been alerted and is making efforts to ascertain Kawahara’s status. Photo courtesy Heather Rehtaeh.

NF Highliner in trouble

Paired with Simrad’s ES80 echo sounder, the CP60 provides information on current speed and direction at up to six levels of depth, and can also track movement on schools of fish under the right conditions. Credit: Simrad

Simrad takes emerging technology to the edge

The Reel Pissah, out of Harpswell, Maine, sports a pair of Durabrite pro series lights that the crew used while night fishing for a giant bluefin tuna. Tuna boats tend to use 5,700 Kelvin lights that attract and hold baitfish near the boat. Durabrite phot

Durabrite sheds light on tuna

An artisanal fisheries panel at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, in June focused on the values of small-scale fisheries. When assigned monetary values, food security, health and traditions increased seafood value by almost 10 times. Paul Molyneaux

Small-scale fisheries at the UN Oceans Conference

A Shinkei Systems machine, secured on the deck of the California black cod boat Brita Michelle, is owned by Shinkei and operated in partnership with the boat’s owner to produce high-quality seafood for the company. Shinkei Systems photo.

Robots on deck

Fishing vessels of all types, from Maine to Texas, are expected to benefit from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s plan to modernize its electronic reporting system for the East Coast. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Making the connection

Ten years after the introduction of it’s CSH8L Omni sonar, Furuno has launched the CSH10, with far more settings to optimize performance and the potential to be tied into the company’s TZTXL MFD. Furuno image.

A new way to see with Furuno’s Omni Sonar

The captain steers from the flying bridge as the 80-foot trawler Miss Kelley II, built in 1980 by Kelley Boat Works,heads down through a particularly narrow section of the Noyo River in Fort Bragg, Calif. Kelley Boat Works photo.

Boat of the Month: Miss Kelley II