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September / 2020

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Pressure bleeding and ikejime methods help small scale fleets land quality prices

Not a ferry tale Alaska’s transportation woes put damper on tough season

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National Fisherman / September 2020 / Vol. 101, No. 5

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Bruce Buls

In this issue

Alaska’s transportation travails

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Quality controllers Alaska salmon fishermen use pressure bleeding, while the Japanese ikejime method raises the bar for East Coast fishermen to deliver quality catches of groundfish.

Boatbuilding: The Cat needed a good home Knute Aarsheim got the deal of a lifetime on an engine; next step was to build a boat to go with it.

Boats & Gear

On Deck 06

A Letter from NMFS

Larry Chowning

The agency goes under sail with robots for research.

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07 Around the Yards Repowering a Chesapeake bowpicker; curtain call for Washington boatshop; allcomposite lobster boat.

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Product Roundup Digitizing fish quality; RinseKit’s freestanding shower; new WiFi radars from Sitex

Northern Lights Despite its challenges, the pandemic presents opportunity for Alaska seafood.

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Editor’s Log

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Fishing Back When

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Mail Buoy

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Around the Coast

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Market Reports

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Permit News

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Last Set / Craig, Alaska

Reader Services 40

Classifieds

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Advertiser Index

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Duckworth Boats

John McCarthy

The state’s ferry system crisis and airline industry problems further complicate the 2020 fishing season.