National Fisherman

June Spotlight

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Dana’s Boatshop is building the Shelly Marie, a 42’ Wayne Beal lobster boat with pressure treated 2x4 deck framing that will be topped with fiberglassed plywood and 1/2-inch rubber decking.

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A step up for Boothbay lobsterman

Michael Crowley

Indigenous halibut hooks. Photo courtesy of Fishing Vessel Owners Association (FVOA) & International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)

110 years of halibut and heritage: The legacy of the FVOA

Arni Thomson

The Nissa Kay, above, will be delivered next month to Warren Alexander of Atlantic Shellfish Inc. to work in the mid-Atlantic scallop and bottom trawler fisheries. Jemison Marine and Shipbuilding photo.

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Third time's a charm with scallop/bottom trawler

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The North Carolina shad boat, Miss Marsha, was originally built in 1980 and restored by Ben Brown in 2020. Repowered with an 80-hp 4B Cummins in 2023, the Miss Marsha can reach a top speed of 30 knots. Photo by Ben Brown

The shad boat: The iconic craft of North Carolina

Paul Molyneaux

The 34’ tuna boat Lea Katherine is the 78th wooden boat being built at John’s Bay Boat in South Bristol, Maine, since Peter Kass opened the shop in 1983. A majority of the boats were fishing boats. Jon Johansen photo.

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Last newbuilds at John’s Bay Boat, but the work carries on

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Maritime Fabrication modified the Starship from a strictly Bristol Bay gillnetter for fishing Southeast Alaska salmon and halibut. with a new deck drum and stern roller making hauling and setting longline gear easier. Maritime Fabrication photo.

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Conversion broadens horizons for an Alaska gillnetter

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The plum bow, relatively flat run aft, and other features made Allswater’s Opus 42 a finalist in the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency efficient hull contest. Photo by Allswater

Nova Scotia lobster fleet goes electric

Paul Molyneaux

This C-Hawk 24 works in Virginia oyster and crab fisheries and is rigged to work on the state’s public oyster grounds using a required 22”-wide dredge. Larry Chowning photo.

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Fiberglass boats revolutionize Chesapeake Bay's oyster fleet

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Members of the fishing industry itself will lead a Transition to a Low Carbon Fishing Fleet. Photo by Fishery Friendly Climate Action Campaign/ Shutterstock

Guiding the shift to low-carbon fishing

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Bill Keeling at 78 years old is one of the last active commercial wooden boatbuilders in Virginia. Larry Chowning photo.

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Bill Keeling builds one more deadrise for himself

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New Norwegian catamaran groundfish seiner. Photo by MarineTraffic.com/ frode adolfsen

Norwegian catamaran ready to take on groundfishing

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