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Paul Molyneaux

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

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The new crabber has a bulbous bow and draws over 12 feet loaded. In sea trials the vessel cruised at 9 knots and could make a complete turn in three boat lengths. Chantier Naval Forillon photo.

Ugjit Mijua’ji’jg: The 'For the Children' crabber with near-zero emissions

Most of the boats in Delacroix, La., are small day boats. Skim net boats fishing shrimp and outboard powered crabbers line the bayou for a couple of miles. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Down on the Bayou

The crew of the F/V Princess (left to right) Elissa Levin, Emilie Alsager, Heather Sears mugging with black cod that along with rockfish, will get them through a tough year with no salmon. F/V Princess photo.

Double whammy

A scallop boat being built for Lars Vinjerud of New Bedford, Massachusetts, begins on a jig in the Williams Fabrication yard. Dale Williams does all drawings of the boats the company builds, and his son Lane, who now owns the business, converts them to CAD files. Paul Molyneaux photos

The Art of Steel

Shane Slaughter with one of his spot prawn traps aboard the Hiro Maru. Faced with the loss of his market during the pandemic, Slaughter and his crewman Jason Murphy started selling direct. Shane Slaughter photo.

Going the direct route

Fisherman Friendly Climate Action advocate Sarah Schumann, is interested in testing out electric outboards in Rhode Island’s shellfishing fleet, but says funding is needed to help make the switch. Melissa Devine photo.

Fisherman Friendly Climate Action

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/3a69453a42282a255b690fa1fc7f2554.jpg — The Norsap chairs that IMTRA have caught on with captains who spend long hours in at the helm. The Norsap chairs feature replaceable cushions and many options for customizing. Image Credit: IMTRA

New Bedford based IMTRA is a one-stop-shop for boatbuilders for new builds or retrofits

A MSHS field crew technician taking precise measurements inside the crankcase on one of the big engines the company overhauls. MSHS has built a reputation on keeping hard working engines functioning smoothly. MSHS photo via Instagram.

The spa for engines

An Alaska Wildlife Trooper patrol boat on Bristol Bay. The AWT will be measuring boats in 2023 and working with fishermen to bring all vessels into compliance with the 32-foot limit. AWT photo.

Measuring up in Bristol Bay

While Starlink’s expanded coverage to the Bering Sea was not yet rolled out as expected in January 2023, two Bering sea trawlers rigged up with the system anyway to be ready when the signals become available. Network Innovations photo.

Starlink's marine satellite system opens up new, speedy data transfer for vessel operators