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The prototype electric salmon gurdies designed and built by Chandler Kemp and Kent Barkau worked well and saved energy but would need to be marinized if they are going to be commercialized. Kempy Energetics photo.

Energy-efficient salmon gurdies

Paul Molyneaux

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

Norwegian catamaran ready to take on groundfishing

NF Staff

In 2024, Paul Visocky and Jon Stucky helped bring Everett Engineering to the Pacific Marine Expo for the first time. “We wanted to get our name out more in the fishing industry,” said Visocky. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Everett Engineering expands presence in fishing industry

Paul Molyneaux

Angela Wick and Cary Greisen show off Zerofit’s line of Heatrub baselayers, all designed to use the friction created by the wearer’s movement to help generate heat and provide more warmth. Photo by Douglas Zirbel

Northern fishermen gear up with Zerofit's cold weather wear

Paul Molyneaux

Fresher trawler Hulda Björnsdóttir was originally intended to supply the company’s shore-based processing, which has been shut down due to the situation in Grindavík. Photo courtesy of Hook & Net Mag

New Icelandic trawler delivered amid company restructuring

NF Staff

Farrin’s Boatshop made several modifications to the Miss Quahog, a 45-foot lobster boat. Farrin's Boatshop photo.

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Upgrading Miss Quahog

Michael Crowley

Ed Grabowski's King crab retriever; photo shows the retriever with the gurdy in the foreground, illustrating the relative position of the two pieces of equipment.

Fishing Back When: New gear, new ways

Carli Stewart

California is set to double participation in a pilot program testing pop-up fishing gear for harvesting Dungeness crab. Photo by Calif. Department of Fish & Wildlife

California expands pop-up gear trials

Nathan Strout

A graphic shows relative energy density of diesel, methanol, hydrogen and batteries for marine power. Elliott Bay Design Group.

Diesel efficiency and alternative fuel insight

Paul Molyneaux

The 34-foot boat currently being built at Next Gen Fab will have a strong resemblance to the Arctic Blonde, which was launched in August 2023. Next Gen Fab photo.

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Trailerable 34-footer will pack lots of fishing power

Michael Crowley

Components of Hefring Marine’s Intelligent Marine Assistance System (IMAS), include the IMAS control unit, white box, which collects and processes data, and the small inertial measurement unit (IMU) that tracks the speed and orientation of the vessel. Pau

Hefring Marine measures motion for vessel safety

Paul Molyneaux