National Fisherman April 2016

APRIL 2016

Incorporating

I N F O R M E D F I S H E R M E N • P R O F I TA B L E F I S H E R I E S • S U S TA I N A B L E F I S H

2016

YEARBOOK

Reef fish fight, El Niño knockout, setnetters’ sigh of relief & more

SIMPLE LIFE

Tragedy of the unsolved Investor crew murders www.nationalfisherman.com

BOOK OF DANIELS

N.C. family sends four generations fishing

CONTENTS

Cover: A Gulf of Mexico crabber from Pass Christian Harbor, Miss., sets out in search of blues in Bay St. Louis.

Photo by Alex North

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • APRIL 2016 • VOL. 96, NO. 12

Features/ Boats&Gear 20

On Deck

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End of the line

Northern Lights

A four-generation N.C. fishing family says their days on the water are all but over.

A gillnetting Alaska couple travels to the Middle East to promote wild salmon.

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Yearbook 2016

Dock talk

A look back at the year in fishing:

How might an Obama marine monument affect the ocean planning process?

• Battle over at-sea monitoring • Snapper allocation issues linger • Warm seas on the West Coast • Alaska fights a setnet ban • Plus our Timeline, Newsmakers, Market Reports, Top Products

22 2 Editor’s Log 4 Fishing Back When 5 Mail Buoy/Eileen Sobeck 6 In Search of the Simple Life 7 Crew Shot of the Month 9 Consequences 10 Around the Coasts

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Dock kings

We honor two remarkable vessels from the fishing past.

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Banner builders

Three storied boatyards filled needs for many markets.

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Last Set Seining out of Seward, Alaska. p. 64

Around the Yards

Maine yard booked for years; Homer builder hits its biggest tender; 85-foot gulf scalloper

READER SERVICES

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Classified Advertiser’s Index

Product Roundup

Grundéns’ new line for women; add color for better gear tracking

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Table of Contents: page 22: Cheryl Ess photo page 40: Richard Chikami photo page 48: Bay Welding Services photo

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