National Fisherman

June Spotlight

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Commercial Fishing Vessels Go Electric session at Pacific Marine Expo 2023. Photo by Britton Spark @couchchronicles

Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Fishing Fleet

Among the innovations Alaska Metal Works introduced on the Phosphorescence were multiple winches on the picking booms enabling them to be adjusted with hydraulic controls. AKMW photo.

Innovative Alaskan seiner 'Phosphorescence' sets trends in fishing technology

Paul Molyneaux

The Richard Lee was built as a tour boat in 1979 and has been converted to a double decker oyster planter on Chesapeake Bay. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia’s oysters build an industry – and a growing fleet

Larry Chowning

Arctic Storm’s new vessel, the 328-foot Arctic Fjord, is the first pollock trawler built in the U.S. in more than 30 years. Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors image.

New vessels for Arctic Storm, American Seafoods readied for Alaska pollock season

Ben Fisher

Friendship Boats built the Old Coot on a 44-foot Calvin Beal hull for a Providence, R.I., fisherman. Friendship Boats photo.

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All-composite materials for a new lobster boat, and a rebuild

Michael Crowley

Out on the edge of trawler design

Paul Molyneaux

Replenisher was a converted from a deck lugger tug boat to a Chesapeake Bay oyster planter by Cobra Management and Dry Dock Services in Houma, La. Larry Chowning photo.

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Converted deck lugger is a winner for Chesapeake oyster growers

Larry Chowning

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California craftsman rebuilds Northwest fishing family’s boat, again

Michael Crowley

Out on the Edge of Trawler Design

Paul Molyneaux

Commercial Fishing Goes Electric

Ben Hayden

Captain Paul Tate, far right on the flying bridge, docks the Western Flyer at Fishermen’s Wharf in Monterey, California, amid much celebration and fanfare. The 86-year-old seiner fished out of Monterey for years and was chartered in 1940 by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts for their journey to the Sea of Cortez. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Bringing Back the Legend: Western Flyer's Epic Restoration Story

Paul Molyneaux