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Staying power A 42-year-old scallop boat goes under the knife for a 325-hp hydraulic auxiliary

Trawl and haul Robotic technology finds fish, maintains pandemic protocols

Generator buzz From hybrids to new software, marine gensets are leveling up TAG US! #NATIONALFISHERMAN

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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.