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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
Mustang Survival photo.
Mustang Survival moves to eliminate PFAS in its products
NF Staff
Young fishermen aboard the scallop vessel F/V Freedom out of New Bedford choose the Showa 477 gloves for comfort and dexterity, but the fastest shuckers on the boat stick with Maritek and Hycron. Asher Molyneaux photo.
For scallop gloves, it's all about comfort and speed
Paul Molyneaux
CatchCam cameras have been used on scallop dredges to see how the heavy steel gear interacts with the sea floor. Photo by Tom Rossiter
CatchCam Technologies revives underwater vision
Paul Molyneaux
On-demand fishing gear systems were tested in Jonesport, Maine, using the Maine Department of Marine Resources gear library. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries
Maine lobstermen weigh in on ropeless gear
Carli Stewart
Dungeness crab fishermen in Puget Sound try out Vallation Outerwear’s Ocean Rein Pullover. Made of PU Foam, the Ocean Rein is more flexible than PVC, and features designed to reduce snags, especially when handling nets. Photo by Bri Dwyer
Vallation Outerwear gains ground with fishermen
Paul Molyneaux
Here the Peggy is spit shined up on the hard at Deltaville Boat Yard in 2018. She will be doubly spit shined for her 100th birthday party in September. Larry Chowning photo.
Charmed life for a Chesapeake buyboat
Larry Chowning
The 34’ tuna boat Lea Katherine is the 78th wooden boat being built at John’s Bay Boat in South Bristol, Maine, since Peter Kass opened the shop in 1983. A majority of the boats were fishing boats. Jon Johansen photo.
Last newbuilds at John’s Bay Boat, but the work carries on
Michael Crowley
Maritime Fabrication modified the Starship from a strictly Bristol Bay gillnetter for fishing Southeast Alaska salmon and halibut. with a new deck drum and stern roller making hauling and setting longline gear easier. Maritime Fabrication photo.
Conversion broadens horizons for an Alaska gillnetter
Michael Crowley
The plum bow, relatively flat run aft, and other features made Allswater’s Opus 42 a finalist in the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency efficient hull contest. Photo by Allswater
Nova Scotia lobster fleet goes electric
Paul Molyneaux
According to Carl Huffman, a pair of Pacific fishermen came east to fish giants and landed this 893-pound monster using a Hydraulic Brute H15 reel. Photos by Electric Fishing Reel Systems
Electric fishing reel systems hooks success
Paul Molyneaux
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