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The lifting operation began carefully May 12 as the Rebecca T. Ruark was hauled out to repair damage inflicted by a pickup truck driven over a dock bulkhead in December 2022. Photo courtesy of Wade Murphy III.

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Historic Chesapeake Bay skipjack, hit by a truck, is under repair

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This 27’ x 10’ garvey is going to Scotty George of Lancaster County, Va., to fish gill-nets in the Rappahannock River and Chesapeake Bay. Larry Chowning photo.

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Garveys and more garveys

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NOAA publishes a new Aquaculture Science Advice Handbook

Jose Antunes

Bill Keeling, above, built his first deadrise workboat in 1976. At age 77, he has started a new 42-footer at his boat shop in Mathews County, Va. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia boatbuilder, 77 years young, at work on new deadrise

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The Emilie Virginia is presently up on the hard at Crown Pointe Marina in Hayes, Va., getting a new bottom, stern and pilothouse. She is shown here with her captain and owner Peyton Mason. Photo by Jimmy John Hunley.

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Virginia waterman needs his classic wooden boats ‘just to keep up with the work.’

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ShellCast app expands to South Carolina and Florida

Jose Antunes

The 70' Columbia is shown here with three other Conn. boats that were brought south to Chesapeake Bay, three of which will work in the State of Maryland's Oyster Replenishment Program. Photo by Benny Horseman.

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New homes on Chesapeake Bay for Connecticut oyster schooners

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The Maine Hall at the 2017 Maine Fishermen's Forum. National Fisherman photo.

The Maine Fishermen’s Forum returns

NF Staff

While Mike Vernese sells the Slayer with power options including a Honda engine and a Porta bracket, Tohatsu engines also seem to be popular. All in all the hull, trailer and engine can cost fishermen around $45,000. Ugly Boats photo.

Slayer Skiffs: Multi-role boats for Gulf fishermen

Paul Molyneaux

This outboard profile is of a 64' x 20" steel hull oyster boat being built by Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Co. LLC of Leesburg, N. J. Courtesy of Delaware Bay Shipbuilding.

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New oyster boat on the way for Delaware Bay

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The Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corporation, in partnership with multiple state and local responders, refloat the Ever Forward Sunday, April 17, in the Chesapeake Bay. George Mason University photo.

Ever Forward ship owners to pay $676,200 for Chesapeake oyster bar restoration

Kirk Moore