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Cool kids
Cover Story \ The next big things Successful fisheries are driving new design trends and power packages.
Features / Boats & Gear
On Deck 05
A letter from NMFS
DEME Offshore
Working with partners worldwide to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing.
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Offshore wind As the Biden administration goes all in on wind energy, NMFS and fishermen flash warning lights.
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Around the Yards
Market shifts from 2020 have seafood suppliers adjusting to new demands on processing and the cold chain.
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Northern Lights More seafood consumers brought fish home to cook for the first time during the pandemic.
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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 & Markets Reports
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Permit News
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Last Set / Hampton, N.H.
An Oregon shrimper gets shafted; a Maine builder’s winning 25-footer; Omega adjusts its fleet.
Reader Services 48
Classifieds
Product Roundup
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Advertiser Index
ZF Marine’s total control packages; Doppler speed log from Furuno.
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West Coast longliners are outsmarting hungry whales with collapsible and lightweight blackcod traps.
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