National Fisherman

June Spotlight

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Careful consideration will be needed to implement wind and/or solar energy on commercial fishing vessels. Photo courtesy of JairoMZ

Wind and solar power for Alaska's fishing fleet

Carli Clancy

Mayasera Dyneema Lanyard fishing nets. Photo courtesy of Mayasera

How smarter trawl gear could cut fuel use and bycatch

Carli Clancy

Oceanville Boatworks in Stonington, Maine, is completing a 50’ x19’2” H&H Marine lobster boat for a Cape Cod, Mass., fisherman, with a 750-hp continuous-duty Volvo. Jon Johansen photo.

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Composite construction gains favor at Maine yard

Michael Crowley

The New York Parks Commission will be the proud owner of a Thomas Marine-built Explorer model. The aluminum 28-footer will be used for pollution sampling.

Fishing back when: Around Northeast yards

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KYB 525’s turns the winches on a New Bedford scallop boat, lifting the heavy dredges off bottom. The crew appreciates their even flow, power, and low noise. Photo by Asher Molyneaux

KYB stands for reliable power

Paul Molyneaux

NOAA ship Oscar Dyson. NOAA photo.

NOAA awards $95 million contract to upgrade fisheries survey vessel

NF Staff

In a 1989 National Fisherman feature on a Tremblay yard, Charles Piatt covered Tremblay Net Boats, a boatyard specializing in mullet skiffs.

Fishing back when: Tremblay yard specializes in mullet skiffs

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Evans Boat Construction and Repair of Crisfield, Md., have just introduced this Evans 25 scow for mid-Atlantic inshore fishermen. Photo courtesy of Evans Boat Construction and Repair.

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Evans Boat Construction revives fiberglass scow

Larry Chowning

From Gulf of Maine draggers to deep-sea pair trawlers, the push to modernize New England’s trawl gear has met a familiar wall: cost. Photo courtesy of Paul Hyde

New England gear shop talks tech, costs, and barriers

Carli Clancy

David Peterson installed ribs and five new planks on the Elin Laine at Zerlang & Zerlang.

Michael_Crowley

David Peterson’s craft preserves West Coast fishing

Michael Crowley

Ivan Basargin Sr.s Top Notch is one of the early aluminum boats built by Basargin Boats. It reflects the Basargin family’s original designs adapted from fiberglass to aluminum and is one of the company’s first jet boats. Credit: Max Basargin

Forged in fire: Basargin Boats reinvents itself

Paul Molyneaux