National Fisherman August 2018

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 AUGUST 2018

Incorporating

Texas tested

Galveston Bay’s oyster fleet keeps getting shelled but comes back for more

BOATBUILDING

California’s best expansion team DECK GEAR www.nationalfisherman.com

A seine winch gets simplified

CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: Raz Halili, junior vice president of Texas-based Prestige Oysters, helps tend the company’s private oyster beds.

Photo by Prestige Oyster

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • AUGUST 2018 • VOL. 99, NO. 4

Features/ Boats&Gear

On Deck

20 AN NC TRADITION

5 NORTHERN LIGHTS

Traditional boatbuilding skills are being passed down and preserved in North Carolina.

24 GALVESTON GRIT Texas’ oystermen have been fighting the forces of Mother Nature for the past decade.

Kodiak’s jig fleet takes extra care to promote sustainable and profitable fishing methods.

10 SCIENCE ON YOUR SIDE

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How can we protect the West Coast Dungeness crab fishery from toxic algae blooms?

26 SPONSON STYLES Fashion Blacksmith out of Crescent City, Calif., has plenty of sponson jobs lined up.

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30 WONDER WINCH Kolstrand Marine Equipment’s PurseDominator winch is put to the test in the North Pacific.

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EDITOR’S LOG

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FISHING BACK WHEN

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MAIL BUOY

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CHRIS OLIVER

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WASHINGTON

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DOCK TALK

12 AROUND THE COASTS 16 CREW SHOT 18 MARKET REPORTS

34 AROUND THE YARDS

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Maine yard delivers tuna boat; Ore. yard works its largest job; Maintenance for wooden boats

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Last Set A harbor sunset in King Cove, Alaska p. 48

38 PRODUCT ROUNDUP Software makes tracking oyster stocks easy; Grundéns takes second shot at Deck Boss boots

READER SERVICES

40 CLASSIFIED 47 ADVERTISER’S INDEX Table of Contents:

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page 24: Prestige Oyster photo page 28: Nick Rahaim photo page 30: Brad Tibbs photo

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