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National Fisherman / October 2020 / Vol. 101, No. 6
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Robert Fritchey
In this issue
Surviving the net bans
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Aptly named: Relentless gets more power
Next wave gensets
Barnegat Light, N.J., scallop captain Owen Smith gets his vessel a 325-hp hydraulic upgrade for pulling those dredges.
Hybrid power, variable speeds and new software for more efficiency.
Features / Boats & Gear
On Deck 06
A Letter from NMFS Overfished stocks at an all-time low, and 1.74 million U.S. fishing jobs.
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Trawl Tech New sensors make fishing more efficient, and help stock surveys.
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Around the Yards
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Northern Lights Alaska exports new seafood tastes to the world.
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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 / Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Wooden dragger returns to its builders; Maine-built California crabber; Virginia railway rebuilt.
Reader Services 44
Classifieds
Product Roundup
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Advertiser Index
Northwest merger brings top deck equipment makers together; Suzuki’s new outboard lineup.
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Northern Lights
Jake Smith
In “A Different Breed of Cat,” author Robert Fritchey tells how Alabama fishermen bucked the sportfishing lobby.