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Electronic Navigation Limited has integrated the Norwegian Subsea motion reference unit (MRU) into its WASSP multibeam transducer, offering greater accuracy in fish detection and bottom mapping. Photo by Norwegian Subsea
WASSP gets an upgrade
Paul Molyneaux
When Starlink Marine came online in late 2023 or early 2024, commercial fishing vessels ranging from freezer trawlers to lobster boats took advantage of the comparatively cheap satellite connectivity. Photo by Network Innovations
Satellite connectivity shifts rock the marine industry
Paul Molyneaux
The 70-foot Miss Tiffanie, a Delta Marine Industries boat built in 1982, is at anchor in Lituya Bay, Alaska. On its 2021 journey to western Alaska, the boat had to carry buoys outside the traps when transiting Canadian waters.
Boat of the month: Miss Tiffanie
Paul Molyneaux
The Garmin quatix 7 Pro is built for the marine environment and possesses a number of features useful to commercial fishermen, including connectivity to Garmin electronics, auto-pilot control, and engine alerts, to name a few. Photo by Garmin
Built for the boat: Garmin’s quatix 7 Pro
Paul Molyneaux
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.
A step up for Boothbay lobsterman
Michael Crowley
Garmin’s newly introduced Force Pro trolling motor is already making waves in the sportfishing world but could be just as beneficial for working fishermen navigating tight harbors, choppy waters, or shifting tides. Photo by James Kirkikis on Shutterstock
Power and precision for commercial fishermen’s skiffs
Carli Stewart
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.
Third time's a charm with scallop/bottom trawler
Larry Chowning
Fishing boats in Seattle, WA. Photo by Ian Dewar Photography
Kongsberg and Viam bring AI to sonar fish finding
Carli Stewart
The raw steel shown on the 60-foot Excalibur is the new bulwarks that were added to improve water deflection. Fred Wahl Marine Construction photo.
A West Coast full house at Fred Wahl Marine
Michael Crowley
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
Knowing how to don and doff a survival suit and enter the water can make a difference in an emergency. Fishing Partnership is one of several organizations around the US coast that offer fishermen free training on how to handle themselves in a survival sui
The gear fishermen can’t afford to leave behind
Paul Molyneaux
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