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The URI fisheries and technology program legacy

Paul Molyneaux

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How out‑of‑work fishermen saved the American Revolution

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Josh Sanford, who bull rakes for clams in Raritan Bay on the New Jersey/New York border powers his 21-foot, 1981 T-Craft with a used 150-hp Yamaha four-stroke from Skipjack Marine. Skipjack Marine photo.

Getting everything Yamaha has to give

Paul Molyneaux

Hurricane Erin was the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season and strengthened to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 130 mph. NOAA photo.

NOAA predicts ‘below normal’ 2026 Atlantic hurricane season

NF Staff

On the lobster boat, Paradigm, in Jonesport, Maine, a newly installed 900 HP Scania DI16 083M is ready for testing. Scania distributor, Mack Boring will soon have higher efficiency, 800-hp 13L and 16L Scania marine engines available. Photo courtesy of Pau

Mack Boring powers the lobster industry

Paul Molyneaux

Homer, Alaska, boatbuilder Ivan Bargasin had a Nanni shipped north to repower his propeller driven 32-foot Bristol Bay gillnetter. Built on a Scania Block, the Nanni N13 is paired with a ZF360 gear at 1.5:1. Ivan Basargin photo.

Kraft Power delivers Nanni engines to US fishermen

Paul Molyneaux

“It’s not really about having a variety of propeller styles,” says Doug Peck of New England Propeller Inc. “It’s about matching the diameter and pitch of the propeller to the vessel so the engine performs in its rated RPM range. Photo courtesy of New Engl

Propellers, practicality and the push toward efficiency

Carli Stewart

The Cooperative Research Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center wants fishermen with knowledge and experience to help collect data for the biggest mackerel research project in decades. NOAA photo.

Northeast Science Center wants fishermen for mackerel cooperative research

Paul Molyneaux

Commercial fishing vessels in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Credit: Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries / Heather Soulen

NOAA surveys East Coast fishing crews amid industry pressures

NF Staff

Fishing vessels line up side to side on the edge of Pier 11 in New Bedford. Credit: Brooke Kushwaha / The New Bedford Light

Montigny pushes for harbor oil spill solution, wastewater funding

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Reid Wilson returned to Eastport, Maine, in 1989. Wilson started fishing in the 1930s and kept fishing for over 60 years, until there was nothing left to catch. He blamed draggers for the disappearance of groundfish in Cobscook Bay. Photo courtesy of Quod

Downeast groundfish vanish, leaving stories and questions behind

Paul Molyneaux