National Fisherman February 2019

FEBRUARY 2019

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

Buying time Chesapeake Bay’s last buy boats keep islands connected

DIESEL DIRECTORY NATIONALFISHERMAN.COM

• Hybrid options • Engine specs • Storm survival • V-drive vessels

CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: By the 1980s, only a handful of buy boats were buying seafood on Chesapeake Bay. The few still working are revered.

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • FEBRUARY 2019 • VOL. 99, NO. 10

Photo by Jay Fleming

On Deck 6

NORTHERN LIGHTS

Alaska fishing jobs rebounded with record growth in 2017 thanks to peak summer fishing.

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Seasonal sea lettuces are more complex and useful than you think, if they are harvested.

Features/ Boats&Gear 18 DIESEL DIRECTORY Our annual diesel guide • Sticking through the storm • Directory of diesel specs • V-drive install stories from yards across the country

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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

14 CREW SHOT OF THE MONTH

The last of Chesapeake Bay’s oyster and crab buy boats are still earning their keep.

16 MARKET REPORTS

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Hybrid engines and electric boats aim to lower both operating costs and emissions.

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Last Set A trolling teen from Newport, Ore. p. 48

34 AROUND THE YARDS A wooden lobster boat launch; New skiff design in Wash.; Wooden deadrise restored

READER SERVICES

40 CLASSIFIED 47 ADVERTISER’S INDEX

38 PRODUCT ROUNDUP RSW discounts for Bristol Bay fishermen; a rudder brand that sweeps wider and cuts harder

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10 AROUND THE COASTS

24 LIVE LEGENDS

30 NEW DIESELS

SCIENCE ON YOUR SIDE

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