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Editor’s Log
Welcome back! Jessica Hathaway Editor in Chief jhathaway@divcom.com
fter a brief print break since our last monthly issue in December, I am happy to introduce the first edition of what is now the print quarterly of National Fisherman. Though this version of NF may hit your mailbox and wheelhouse less often, the stories, news and industry updates you rely on are being punched out with even more frequency and regularity than ever before. We have always worked to find a balance between publishing the news you need to run your businesses and making room for profiles of the industry that tell the truths behind the policies — from at-sea stories to boat launches to fisheries leaders. An expanded online presence allows us to focus on daily news there — where it can be
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accessed without the delays of printing — and in-depth features here, where they can be enjoyed to the fullest and at your leisure. National Fisherman is still the only publication that covers every commercial fishery in the United States, and we are proud to serve in that role. This industry consists of thousands of individual and independent fishermen on every coast. But increasingly we can all see how one small ripple in a West Coast fishery is felt on the East and Gulf coasts, and right up to the Bering Sea. Those ripple effects may create a wake in other communities, but commercial fishing families respond by coming together, building teams and alliances, and forming a stronger front in the face of never-waning
On the cover Alena Lunda offloads blackcod from the family longliner, the F/V Competition, fishing in Southeast Alaska out of Juneau. See this and more Crew Shots starting on page 10.
regulatory pressures, threats to critical working waterfront infrastructure, and changes to the landscape of the fishing grounds themselves. This print edition as well as our daily online updates at NationalFisherman. com celebrate the nation’s commercial fishermen, your families, thriving waterfront communities, new boats and gear, healthy and productive fisheries, and supportive stakeholders behind all of these key components of our mainstay domestic industry. I hope you enjoy this new format and take some time to explore the site, download the app (use the QR code on this page — it’s free!), and join our growing online membership for even more perks behind the digital curtain online. We sure are glad to have you here, there, and anywhere that works for you.
In partnership with Pacific Marine Expo The largest commercial marine trade show on the West Coast, serving commercial mariners from Alaska to California. www.pacificmarineexpo.com
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