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National Fisherman / December 2019 / Vol. 100, No.8
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In this issue
See you in Seattle
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Cover Story \ Meet our 2019 Highliners
In hot water
National Fisherman honors Dick Ogg of Bodega Bay, Calif; Heather Sears of Fort Bragg, Calif.; and Jack Schultheis of Emmonak, Alaska.
Behind the record-setting catch and good prices of the 2019 Bristol Bay salmon season, water temperatures became a simmering worry.
Features / Boats & Gear
On Deck
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Boatbuilding A Chesapeake Bay skipjack gets rebuilt by a retired oysterman.
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Around the Yards First tuna boat for Maine yard; new sponsons for Oregon trawler; Virginia yard leased by Mainebased investors
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Northern Lights Alaska seafood’s Global Food Aid feeds federal food programs.
Product Roundup Kolstrand pump speeds hydraulics; VSAT antenna for connectivity.
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Dock Talk The Port of Seattle takes care of its fishing families with some major investments.
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Editor’s Log
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Fishing Back When
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Mail Buoy
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A Letter from NMFS
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Consequences
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Around the Coasts
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Market Reports
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Last Set / Solomons Island, Md.
Reader Services 64
Classifieds
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Advertiser Index
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