Boats & Gear

Yank Marine brings 820-ton Travelift hoist to the mid-Atlantic — The new 820-metric-ton Marine Travelift at Yank Marine gets its first workout with the fishing vessel Pacific Capes in November. Marine Travelift photo.

Yank Marine brings 820-ton Travelift to mid-Atlantic

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A study by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Northwest Fisheries Science Center shows that LEDs are very effective in directing king salmon to escape windows in Pacific hake trawl nets. NOAA photo.

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Net-mounted LED lights help reduce bycatch in Pacific hake fishery

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Artificial intelligence is set to change the game in the next decade. AI lighting is just the first step. Durabrite Lighting Solutions photo.

Are you ready for AI lighting?

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LEDs — After gaining acceptance among Maine and Nova Scotia lobstermen, Durabrite found unique challenges in bringing LED lighting to the Pacific Northwest. Durabrite Lighting Solutions photo.

Flash Forward: LEDs are finally ready for their close-up

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The Lynn Marie screams down the course at Long Island to take the Fastest Lobster Boat race at 54.6 mph.

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Maine lobster boat racing season comes to an end

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Swaggy B under reconstruction at Allied Shipyard, Golden Meadow, La. Hans Myklebust photo.

Former La. shrimper reimagined as NJ's Swaggy B

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Marilee burns in Pelican — Friends watch from the dock as the 81-year-old wooden troller Marilee burns herself out off Pelican, Alaska. Jackson Combs photos

Classic wooden troller lost to fire in Pelican, Alaska

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The DNV-classed Araho is the first newbuild U.S.-flagged freezer processor factory trawler in more than 25 years. Eastern Shipbuilding photo. — The DNV-classed Araho is the first newbuild U.S.-flagged freezer processor factory trawler in more than 25 years.

Spooling strategies: European electric winches hit the US

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The F/V Northern Pride ended up on Katmai's Shelikof Strait coastline after it when it caught fire and capsized northeast of Marmot Island. National Park Service photo.

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NTSB highlights more commercial fishing accidents in Safer Seas report

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Little Girls barely ahead of Lynn Marie as Maine's lobster boat races carry on. Jon Johansen photo.

Wild Wild West dominates lobster boat races

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Although the Jones Act is normally thought of with respect to large, ocean going vessels, the sweeping regulations even impact small aquaculture businesses operating homebuilt skiffs in tidal mill ponds. Jean Paul Vellotti photo.

The Jones Act interrupts vacation

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