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Michael Jackson, a 34-year Bristol Bay veteran, requires crew to wear PFDs anytime they’re on the bow. He stocks Mustang Survival horse-collar jackets that inflate on contact with the water. BBRSDA photo.

Staying safe in Bristol Bay

Brian Hagenbuch

Gillnetters line up to deliver to the tender in Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery. — Gillnetters line up to deliver to the tender in Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo

A gillnetter’s guide to safety: Pre-season checklist

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The Syringa, a 36 Calvin lobster boat, pulled into Dana’s Boatshop to have its deck covered with a new rubber mat. Dana’s Boatshop photo.

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Maine yard sends tuna boats to Massachusetts; lobstermen are laying down rubber decks

Michael Crowley

Boats tied up at Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal. Susan Chambers photo.

Domestic ‘blue economy’ brought in nearly $400 billion in 2019

Steve Bittenbender

The F/V Woodstock, a blackcod and halibut longliner out of Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Joshua Roper/Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.

Alaska halibut and blackcod: As market recovers from covid, biomass future looks bright

Charlie Ess

Road block: Alaska Native group protects land coveted by Pebble Mine developers

Jessica Hathaway

The French Family’s Langosta II tied up in Morro Bay, Calif. Lori French photo

Our House: Pandemic Survival 101

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Photo by John van Amerongen.

Fisherpoets: The Hammock

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Bristol Bay boats lined up to deliver salmon. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.

Northern Lights: The covid trail

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Getting rest in the season is a significant challenge for the crews who fish Alaska’s compact salmon season in Bristol Bay. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo

Editor’s Log: Our family to yours

Jessica Hathaway

Tyroan Rediske has a list of indispensables for staying comfortable fishing pot cod in the Aleutians, among them: his nail clippers. Terrance Louis photo.

In the bag

Paul Molyneaux