National Fisherman January 2017

JANUARY 2017

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

WHAT'S ON DECK?

Best of the year in Boats & Gear A CHANCE ON FRANCE www.nationalfisherman.com

Canadian trappers haul with a new hull

CONTENTS

COVER: Deckhand Bobby Spitz tosses a buoy off the lobster boat Macaffery out of Hull, Mass., as the captain’s dog Lulu oversees.

JANUARY 2017

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INFORME

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Doug Stewart photo.

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • JANUARY 2017 • VOL. 97, NO. 9

WHAT'S ON DECK?

www.nationalfi

Best of the year in Boats & Gear sherman.com

A CHANCE ON FRANCE

Canadian trappers roll with a new hull

Features/ Boats&Gear

On Deck

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Northern Lights

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Looking for fishing stories and wisdom to fill out the Young Fishermen’s Almanac.

Cover

Fishing family

America’s fishing crews strike a pose for our annual collection of at-sea, on-deck and in-port pics.

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The complex task of managing Atlantic cod stocks in a changing environment.

Science on Your Side

A fresh fleet

Canada’s aging crabbers put in a tall order for a new hull design, and they want it fast.

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Latest and greatest

2016’s top-of-the-line products focus on safety, easy communication and trap tracking.

32 Around the Yards

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122-year-old schooner restored; Wash. yard helps the Russians; 70-foot lobster boat takes a team

2 Editor’s Log 4 Fishing Back When 6 Mail Buoy/Eileen Sobeck 9 Consequences 10 Around the Coasts 18 Market Reports

Last Set Continued Crew Shots p. 48

READER SERVICES Classified

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Advertiser’s Index

Product Roundup

The ultimate joystick-thruster combination; sextant makes for a solid navigational backup plan

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Table of Contents page 26: Atlantic Boat Building photo

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