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With a fleet of some 1,600 small boats, Prince Edward Island presents a viable market for diesel/electric hybrid power systems. The PEI Fishermen’s Association wants to prove the concept by converting one or two boats. Rachel Peters photo.

PEI lobster boat fishermen put hybrid conversions on hold

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/442f17ae7e30d891a33e3c18869e75a7.jpg — Photo by Jason Heisler

Prince Edward Island tribe to fish 1,000 traps

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/02b75b2a87cdef7089458307e29b5363.jpg — Photo by Blue Arauz

Looking back on fishing career of Maine's Sewall Maddocks

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/cdc664f6a74745145df5eea2d8168a1c.jpg — Photo by Jeremy Bishop

Displaced sediment at heart of debate about deep-sea mining

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/269b02cff117f2a67940a1133debe623.jpg — Photo by Asad Photo Maldives

Senators introduce bill to fight illegal foreign seafood

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New Oceana report: the Deepwater Horizon disaster may happen again

Jose Antunes

The new crabber has a bulbous bow and draws over 12 feet loaded. In sea trials the vessel cruised at 9 knots and could make a complete turn in three boat lengths. Chantier Naval Forillon photo.

Ugjit Mijua’ji’jg: The 'For the Children' crabber with near-zero emissions

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/8309244765d1679d3be8b21f83818704.jpg — Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS

Council leaders warned U.S. of wind turbine impacts on fisheries

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Study: At-risk kelp forests provide billions of dollars in benefits

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/0ba5009038ebbe11fcf9a2ddacec54ae.jpg — Snow crab. NOAA Fisheries

Their season on hold, Newfoundland and Labrador crabbers stage protest

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/d39c80548524595d8652d6c402545293.jpg — Photo by Walter Leininger

Great Lakes pollution threatens tribe's treaty rights to fish

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