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Pit stop Bristol Bay advocates celebrate Pebble Mine’s permit denial and push for permanent protections
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Fishing with legends
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Cover Story \ What’s next for Bristol Bay? The world’s greatest salmon fishery gets another reprieve. But it’s time now for the federal government to make that permanent, say advocates.
Features / Boats & Gear
On Deck
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CARES Act As 2020 ended, states finally moved forward dispensing the last of $300 million in covid-19 aid.
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Investing with partners in electronic monitoring and reporting.
Around the Yards Holland’s Boat Shop stays busy; California carpenter shares skills; maritime museum graduates its first shipwright apprentice.
Product Roundup Alamarin-Jet’s new powerhouse; Vetus is back in electric boats; the newest LED floodlights.
A Letter from NMFS
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Northern Lights How Alaska’s seafood industry worked through the pandemic.
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New power solutions Marine lineups and EPA concessions on emissions give fishermen options.
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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 Coasts
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Market Reports
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Permit News
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Last Set / Newport, Ore.
Reader Services 40
Classifieds
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Advertiser Index
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