National Fisherman December 2016

DECEMBER 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

True north

Innovative longliner sets a sustainable course for Seattle’s Blue North Fisheries

GOING STAG

Get equipped for a solo trip BRAILER-MAKER

Homer’s Nomar has it in the bag www.nationalfisherman.com

Meet us in Seattle PACIFIC MARINE EXPO

CONTENTS

Meet the 191-foot Blue North, the Alaska cod fleet’s newest freezer-longliner.

Jeff Pond photo.

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • DECEMBER 2016 • VOL. 97, NO. 8

DECEMBER

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True north

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Innovative longliner sets course for Seattle’s Blue a sustainable North Fisherie s

GOING STAG

Get equip ped for a solo trip BRAILER-MAK

www.nationalf

isherman.com

ER Homer’s Nomar has it in the bag

Meet us in Seattle PACIFIC MARINE EXPO

Features/ Boats&Gear 28

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On Deck

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Northern Lights

Lonely hunter

A Maine bluefin tuna harpooner shares his tips for solo trips.

SeaShare delivers seafood to those in need across Alaska and the Lower 48.

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Peek at Chesapeake

Science on Your Side

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An excerpt from photographer Jay Fleming’s debut book.

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Cover

4 Editor’s Log 5 Fishing Back When 6 Mail Buoy/Eileen Sobeck 9 Fo’c’sle Library 10 Washington Lookout 12 Consequences 16 Around the Coasts 23 Crew Shot of the Month 24 Market Reports

King of the north

The Blue North ushers in a new era of sustainable fishing.

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Through the fire

Md. boatbuilder gets a little help recovering from a major loss.

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No more marks

Last Set

How one Homer family came to sew Alaska’s favorite brailer bags.

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Around the Yards

Bays filled in Maine; a new jet out west; Md. dory on the blocks

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Product Roundup

An EPIRB with a 10-year battery; Inflatable folds up for storage

How and why New England fishermen target and avoid Gulf of Maine species.

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Post-hurricane shellfish checkup in Florida p. 76

READER SERVICES Classified Advertiser’s Index

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Table of Contents page 28: Corky Decker photo page 34: Burl Lewis photo page 38: Kevin J. Suver photo page 50: Zed Blue photo

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