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Tom Rossiter, owner of CatchCam, hauls in a fish trap rigged with a CatchCam camera to study how freshwater fish like perch interact with the gear. Petri Suuronen, who organized the project, hopes to expand the lake fisheries in Finland. Photo courtesy of

CatchCam building small-scale fisheries

Paul Molyneaux

At only 12 inches in height, the FLIR camera can be easily mounted on top of a vessel’s wheelhouse or under an overhang, and enables fishermen to see people or objects in the water up to 5 miles away with the top-end model. Photo courtesy of Paul Molyneau

FLIR infrared cameras give fishermen eyes in the dark

Paul Molyneaux

Airmar’s new Medium Ultra-Wide transducers take higher resolution sonar down to 1300 feet and give fishermen a 73-degree view of what may be around their boat. “It’s a fishing tool,” says Airmar’s director of marketing, Craig Cushman. Photo courtesy of Ai

Airmar debuts Medium Ultra-Wide Chirp transducer

Paul Molyneaux

Part of its new Pro NX line of sensors, the Marport catch sensor comes in three versions, including the Catch Explorer and the higher resolution Catch Navigator. Both feature a quick-release mechanism for releasing the element. Photo courtesy of Marport

Marport Sensors get an upgrade

Paul Molyneaux

The Inuksuk II in Igaluit, Nunavit, Canada, for its official christening on July 29, 2025. The vessel had arrived in Newfoundland months earlier, but had to wait for the ice-out in the north before it could finally make it home. Photo by Tattuinee

Canada’s biggest boat starts fishing in the north

Paul Molyneaux

Members of the Skipteknisk team use advanced Revit autocad software to produce 3D models that enable them to give potential clients a virtual walk through of the proposed vessel. Photo by Skipsteknisk

Skipsteknisk designs fishing vessels for the future

Paul Molyneaux

F/V Carli Elaine steaming into Gloucester Harbor. Photo courtesy of Clancy Fisheries

More than a name on the bow: F/V Carli Elaine

Carli Stewart

The Mirage is a 50-foot longliner-troller based in Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Ben Matthys.

Alaska fishing vessel set to trial hybrid propulsion system

Margaret Bauman

Linda Greenlaw’s 41-foot, cedar planked over oak frames and silicon-bronze fastened, 41-foot lobster boat Ernest hauled out at Wesmac Custom Boats prior to being refastened. Wesmac Custom Boats photo.

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A full house at Wesmac Custom Boats

Michael Crowley

Furuno’s GP-170D bears the wheelmark icon on the lower left corner of the front, indicating that it meets U.S. Coast Guard and IMO requirements for use with electronic chart systems ECS. Photo by Furuno

New navigation tools for new navigation rules

Paul Molyneaux

The last wooden boat built at John’s Bay Boats is this 34 footer, being planked with 1-inch cedar for shop owner Peter Kass, who is retiring. Once it slides down the launching ramp, no new wooden lobster boats will be built. Jon Johansen photo.

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John’s Bay Boats building one more – for the owner

Michael Crowley