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Howard Makela restored the bow decking on the 71-year-old salmon troller the Claire H, replacing the original planked and caulked decking with marine-grade plywood. Howard Makela photo.

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Makela Boatworks rebuilding 1952 salmon troller

Michael Crowley

Fishing Families: The business of catching, processing and shipping seafood in Alaska as a family

Megan Waldrep

The Supersonic was one of two Bristol Bay gillnetters built by Rozema Boat Works this past spring with a pair of Cummins 600-hp 8.3 diesels. Rozema Boat Works photo.

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More bow- and stern-picker combination boats for Bristol Bay

Michael Crowley

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/9c3446630f7e02118a34d308ceb65b73.png — Squid. Photo Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Cooler ocean means better business for Calif. squid fishermen

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/1cf43bdc418ccd311d841d72e1a0e34c.jpg — Photo by Timothy Wills-DeTone: https://www.pexels.com/photo/swimming-otters-on-sea-9666592/

Calif. fishermen skeptical about reintroducing sea otters

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/d5ff5986f33cc8518330e8a82c426e21.png — Chinook salmon. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Calif. fishermen, shut off from salmon, face yet more uncertainty

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/7a2363a72ee33ae75a3ad09aece03f5c.jpg — Blue fin tuna. Photo Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

San Diego loses longtime leader of U.S. distant water tuna fleet

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/e3a515d4b3a58e7d0f129c337f75e196.jpg — Photo Courtesy of DuraBrite Lights Inc.

DuraBrite lights the way for fishermen from Alaska to Maine and beyond

Carli Stewart

A federal appeals court order will allow Southeast Alaska salmon troller to fish when the July 1 season starts. Charlie Ess photo.

Appeals court keeps Southeast Alaska salmon troll fishery for July

Charlie Ess

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/814e2b36d058252145b39cf4de4c597a.jpg — Tropical Storms Bret and Cindy. Courtesy of Yale Climate Connections

2023 hurricane season ramping up in the southern Atlantic and eastern Pacific

Carli Stewart

The 367.5'x56' processing vessel M/V Excellence recently underwent a refit at Everett Ship Repair in Everett, Wash. ESR photo.

Everett Ship Repair completes refit of processor M/V Excellence

NF Staff