Boats & Gear

The Stormline Oilskin Fishing Flotation Pants offer only 11 pounds of buoyancy, but that has proven sufficient, and lobstermen like that they don’t have to think about another item to put on. Photo: Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety.

The skinny on PFDs

Paul Molyneaux

At the Long Island races in Maine, Downeast Nightmare was the fastest boat at 48 mph, while sometimes going airborne to do it. Jon Johansen photo.

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The 2022 lobster boat race season wraps up

Michael Crowley

Simplicity is the watchword for the ACR Bivy Stick. Advertised as the smallest and lightest of the satellite communicators, it connects to an app that does the heavy lifting. Credit: ACR Electronics

Apps and sats: the lowdown on handheld short burst data devices

Paul Molyneaux

A researcher discusses vessel tracking system gear with a group of artisanal fishers in Indonesia. UC Santa Barbara photo.

Tracking small-scale fishers

Sonia Fernandez

The fisheries fleet of Faria subscribers has grown to approximately 1,000 vessels, according to Woods Hole Group and Riverside Mfg. Faria Watchdog photo.

Woods Hole Group is acquiring Faria Watchdog VMS

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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The Potomac River dory Laura has been converted to a commercial hook and line fishing boat. Larry Chowning photo.

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Potomac River dory returns – with a center console

Larry Chowning

Woods Hole Group’s Triton system connects by Bluetooth to an android tablet populated with the company’s exclusive software and offers an expanding range of communications capabilities. Woods Hole Group photo.

Increased capacities and cellular data transmission are leading to new developments in VMS hardware

Paul Molyneaux

Photo by Corey Arnold, courtesy of XTRAFUF

What does the present and future of XTRATUF look like as part of Rocky Brands?

Jeremiah Karpowicz

The purse seiner St. Teresa was re-equipped with a new mast, boom and A-frame in just four weeks. Snow & Co. photo.

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Scan software quickens purse seiner modification

Michael Crowley

Green lobster boat engineer Dr. Doug Read at Maine Maritime Academy expects to generate interest with the launch of a 22-foot model of the fuel-efficient trimaran. MA/MCCF Image.

Rising fuel prices might attract fishermen to fuel efficient multi-hull vessels

Paul Molyneaux