Net Tech / Aleutian Endurance / Tie-Up Checklist March / 2021
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Dock dynasty New Jersey’s Viking Village holds onto fishing history with eye to a bright future
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National Fisherman / March 2021 / Vol. 101, No. 11
Notus
20 New tech for an old-school fishing style
24
28
Alaska and step on it
Cover Story \ Bright Light New Jersey’s Viking Village approaches its second century with a promising future in the iconic fishing hamlet of Barnegat Light.
Features / Boats & Gear
A Letter from NMFS
Steve Kennedy
06 New clam boat may inspire more; chicken house turned boatshop; convertible bow-and-stern picker.
38
Product Roundup Furuno’s new high-res, split-beam sounder; Grundéns introduces its Weather-Boss clothing lineup; C-Map navigation warning system.
Inside Cover
Permit News
02
Editor’s Log
04
Fishing Back When
05
Mail Buoy
Northern Lights
08
Consequences
Updated federal health guidelines say children should be eating more fish — as early as 6 months old.
10
Around the Coasts
18
Market Reports
48
Last Set / Wanchese, N.C.
Outgoing NMFS administrator Chris Oliver bids farewell.
Around the Yards
The “hot rod” Aleutian Endurance heads north for her first season.
On Deck 05
34
Buck and Ann Fisheries
Britton Spark
The ancient art of purse seining gets lighter, stronger nets and digital sensors.
Reader Services 40
Classifieds
47
Advertiser Index
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