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Knock out engine room fires with a single heave. Hercules SLR photo.

Fire backup: Aerosol fire suppressors proving useful for fishermen

Brian Hagenbuch

Zoleo shifts between cellular, Wi-Fi and satellite networks. Zoleo photo.

Better onboard cell messaging: Zoleo fills in gaps for more seamless messaging

Brian Hagenbuch

The Rose Marie was built to work in Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab and oyster fisheries. Evans Boat Repair photo.

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First and last: Maryland builder Eugene Evans crafts the 40-foot fiberglass Rose Marie for himself

Larry Chowning

Sockeye salmon strips are designed for teething babies. Bambino’s Baby Food photo.

Sockeye for baby teeth: Native tradition inspires Bambino’s new Alaska Sockeye Salmon Strips

Brian Hagenbuch

The 45-foot crabber Darean Rose was sponsoned 2 1/2 feet on each side. Giddings Boatworks photo.

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Oregon yard still fixing crabber after Coos Bay crash; Alaska boatbuilder offers alternative to monohull

Michael Crowley

The Lillie M after being lengthened and sponsoned goes back in the water at Fred Wahl Marine Construction bearing its new name, Taryn Rose. Fred Wahl Marine Construction photo.

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West Yacht exchanges helicopter pad for crab gear; gillnetters get on step with 10,000 pounds

Michael Crowley

The F/V Freedom. Cheryl Ess photo.

Boat of the Month: Freedom

Charlie Ess

Who we are: Bert Jongerden

Monique Coombs

Pacific herring. NOAA photo.

Pacific herring: San Francisco fleet weighs cost of entry as demand and biomass stay slumped

Charlie Ess

Surf clams are shifting their range in response to changing ocean bottom temperatures. NOAA photo

Atlantic surf clams: With restaurant sales down, processors focus on retail

Caroline Losneck

Treena Brunelle photo.

Drive and moxie: Maine’s Elijah Brice is calling his new boat Perseverance, and that’s what it took to get her in the water

Paul Molyneaux