National Fisherman

Paul Molyneaux

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

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Lake Michigan's commercial fishermen use live bait traps to harvest whitefish, but new legislation could remove the commercial designation of this and other species. Michigan Fish Producers Association photo. — Lake Michigan's commercial fishermen use live bait traps to harvest whitefish, but new legislation could remove the commercial designation of this and other species. Michigan Fish Producers Association

Great Lakes high stakes: Fishing bills threaten freshwater industry

Global Fishing Watch tracks fishing operations worldwide using AIS technology. Global Fishing Watch image.

Big Brother is watching at Global Fishing Watch

Besides its unique bow, the Viking Power also breaks new ground by using A-frames for towing and hoisting its two 14-foot dredges. Williams Fabrication photo

Viking Power

The Starlight is one of two O’Hara Lobster Bait midwater trawlers. It was launched from Eastern Shipyard in Panama City in the late 1970s, then overhauled at Patti Marine in Pensacola, Fla., and returned to Rockland, Maine in June 2019. Tom Farrell photo

Reaching for the stars

The 80-meter freezer trawler Kapitan Sokolov is built in moveable sections and assembled on tracks. It is the first of 10 such vessels ordered by Norebo Management. Norebo Management photo

From Russia with love

elver, elver poaching — Elvers. Photo by Flickr user LHG Creative Photography.

Maine fisherman acquitted of overfishing elver quota by 1/100th of a pound

Electronic Monitoring — Skipper Christopher Brown sorts fish at the F/V Proud Mary

Deck Equipment: Rise of the Machine

The 131-foot trawler Progress left Fred Wahl Marine Construction Jan. 8 to return to fishing in Alaska. Fred Wahl Marine photo. — The trawler Progress was towed to Fred Wahl Marine Construction with her windows boarded up after they were blown out in rough seas. Fred Wahl Marine Construction.

Feature: A year of Progress

Suzuki

Feature: Up to speed

Maine lobsterman Doug Blasius aboard the F/V Twilight. He installed Olex software last spring and is now able to set his traps with greater accuracy. Doug Blasius photo.

Feature: Getting to the bottom