National Fisherman

Boats & Gear

Killer gillnetter Bristol Bay stern shot — Using art to sell engines, Killer and FPT Industrial aim to make a splash. Randy Wells photo

Killer revealed: Building a Bristol Bay gillnetter like no other

Jessica Hathaway

Southwind was one of the last round-stern deadrise boats built by George P. Butler at Reedville Marine Railway in Virginia. When Butler died in 1976, his son took over. Larry Chowning photo.

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Butler family sells railway after 106 years; Butler-built classic wooden boats still at work

Larry Chowning

The Killer is coming: Have you ever seen a boat like this?

Jessica Hathaway

The Syringa, a 36 Calvin lobster boat, pulled into Dana’s Boatshop to have its deck covered with a new rubber mat. Dana’s Boatshop photo.

Michael_Crowley

Maine yard sends tuna boats to Massachusetts; lobstermen are laying down rubber decks

Michael Crowley

Maui Jim, Costa and Native are all good options for eye protection.

Jumpers on the flats: See more of the action with good glasses

Brian Hagenbuch

New options are making PFDs harder to argue against.

Float on: PFDs are becoming more viable, even for gillnetting

Brian Hagenbuch

A steel housing with access panel protects multiple transducers installed by Lunde Marine in Seattle. Lunde Marine Electronics photo.

Returns & rebounds: Electronics suppliers and installers are ready for service

Paul Molyneaux

This Eaton Boat Shop 25 will be going to a tuna fisherman. Eaton’s Boat Shop & Fiberglassing photo.

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Maine shop seems to have a winner in 25-footer; magic has its place on the lobster boat racing circuit

Michael Crowley

A mixed bag of bluefish, black sea bass, squid, flounder, monkfish, and triggerfish — Locals Seafood sells what fishermen catch off the coast of North Carolina. Locals Seafood photo.

Keep your cool: Rethinking processing, supply, and cold chains in a post-pandemic world

Paul Molyneaux

The 184-foot factory longline vessel Northern Leader combines diesel electric power and a low-impact fishing method to land quality product with a lower carbon footprint. Alaskan Leader Fisheries photo.

Riding the wave: Boatbuilders, designers and fishermen take advantage of new technology and design for the times

Paul Molyneaux

The crew of the F/V Vansee (above) preps new CodCoil, or slinky, pots. The gear is made for longliners tired of feeding whales a seafood buffet and is noted for being collapsible and lightweight. Shawn McManus photo.

Off the hook: Slinky pots revolutionize Alaska’s blackcod fishery

Brian Hagenbuch