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Paul Molyneaux

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

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A tote full of Pacific cod in PicoICE aboard the F/V Seabrooke. Vessel owner Vojta Novak believes that delivering top quality product will improve the market for Alaska seafood. Photo courtesy of Auberin Strickland

PicoICE offers Alaska seafood a marketing boost

OXE’s concept prototype hybrid engine adds a 150-hp axial flux electric motor to a 300-hp, 3L BMW engine, giving fishermen the potential to use only electric power when needed, combine the two for 450-hp in other situations, or use the motor to charge the

Keeping the electric dream alive

John Deere is introducing two new Tier III engines, the John Deere JD14 (pictured) replaces its 13.5-liter engine and includes many upgrades. The JD18 is an all-new engine that John Deere has designed with trawlers and scallopers in mind. John Deere Power

John Deere unveils two new marine engines

A garvey-style skiff with a Flux 115-hp electric motor can be used for a variety of tasks. This configuration is being used in a boat yard and in oyster farming, while feasibility studies for commercial fishing continue. Flux photo.

Flux brings the flex: a new 115-hp electric outboard

As cod landings in the northeast Atlantic and Barents Sea decline, Canadians see an opportunity to capture market share in Europe. But the Atlantic Groundfish Council and offshore fleet, the big boats, need a bigger allocation. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Newfoundland’s offshore fleet needs cod to reclaim market share

Karl Senner installed a fixed propeller system and Reintjes WF 570 gear in the Kodiak, Alaska-based trawler, Elizabeth F., after the vessel’s controllable pitch propeller system failed late in the 2024 season. Credit: Karl Senner

Reintjes drives innovation in marine propulsion

Greg Sharrow studied to be in the music industry, but in an effort to make a quiet drone to use filming an orchestra, he realized the he need to eliminate the tips of the blades. He extended the blades and bent them back to the hub, and the sharrow propel

A new twist on propellers brings greater fuel efficiency

Gregory Brooks has been shrimping in North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound for 30 years. With his uncle, Tommy Brooks, on this mid-August day, they land 2,200 pounds of brown and white shrimp after less than 24 hours fishing. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Storm warnings for Carolina shrimpers

Packed with gear and supplies, the Heart of Gloucester carried Sarah LeWine and Jim Tarentino on a 24-day journey of over 400 miles, powered only with a pair of 10-foot oars for Tarantino, a pair of 9-footers for LeWine, and a little sprit sail. Sarah Le

Two Gloucester rowers cross the Gulf of Maine in a dory

The Wanchese commercial fleet has been shrinking for years, but Mark Vrablic at Willie Etheridge Seafood believes that if Trump administration starts telling Americans about the value of domestic seafood it could strengthen US fisheries. Paul Molyneaux ph

Fighting for a fishing future