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Paul Molyneaux

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Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.

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Woods Hole Group’s Triton system connects by Bluetooth to an android tablet populated with the company’s exclusive software and offers an expanding range of communications capabilities. Woods Hole Group photo.

Increased capacities and cellular data transmission are leading to new developments in VMS hardware

A surprise for the day, the author catches a canary rockfish. “The biggest one I’ve seen in 30 years out here,” Goins says. “Probably 20 years old.” Paul Molyneaux photo.

At Sea - Oregon dory fishermen brave the waves before they can fish

Green lobster boat engineer Dr. Doug Read at Maine Maritime Academy expects to generate interest with the launch of a 22-foot model of the fuel-efficient trimaran. MA/MCCF Image.

Rising fuel prices might attract fishermen to fuel efficient multi-hull vessels

Nine boxes of firm-looking pollock were part of a 12,000-pound auction at the Portland Fish Exchange on July 21. Lobstermen are also using the facility to store bait in barrels sealed with plastic wrap. Mike Foster photo.

Portland Fish Exchange looks to next steps

For the last four years, Ken Coleman and other set net fisherman on the east side of Cook Inlet have faced early shutdowns while other user groups continue fishing. Vicki Coleman photo.

Set net shut down

Bubba Trutt, of Darien, Georgia came to Ted and Todd’s Marine Service in Beaufort, N.C., in March 2019 to fiberglass the hull of the 78-foot shrimp boat, the Capt Phillips. photo: Ted and Todd’s Marine Service.

New Life for Old Boats

A new reporter on the fisheries beat, Will Sennott of the New Bedford Light, and ProPublica, wrote an investigative report on foreign ownership of American fisheries rights. Tony Luong photo.

Foreigners Back in U.S. Waters

Afloat again after a massive rebuild the Western Flyer, once a highline sardine seiner, will become a research and education vessel as part of the Western Flyer Foundation. Port Townsend Shipwrights photo.

Return of the Western Flyer

Longliners at dock in Iceland. Nations strive to manage fisheries resources sustainably, but most with the exception of the U.S. and Canada still pay more to subsidize capacity than resource management. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Cutting fisheries subsidies

Many eVTR apps, like Deckhand Pro, work on Apple products, but other developers are opening the door to Android phones and tablets. Chad Lowenberg photo.

Captains and vessel owners are climbing the learning curve of electronic vessel trip reporting