National Fisherman July 2019

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Lines drawn

California’s Dungeness crab fleet feels fleeced by whale settlement

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Sonar stars

In Progress

New models see more with a smaller footprint

Rogue wave recovery turns into sponson job

ON DECK

24 Recovery from a rogue wave The 114-foot Bering Sea trawler Progress lost windows but gained hold space after an extension at Fred Wahl Marine Construction in Oregon.

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Cover Story A California crab shutdown After a lawsuit settlement over whale entanglements, the state’s spring Dungeness crab fishery will be shuttered for the foreseeable future.

Features / Boats & Gear

On Deck

Grundéns

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Around the Yards La. shrimper is delivered 58-footer sponsoned in Ore. 36-foot lobster boat finished Product Roundup Catch sensors loaded with new features; Grundéns expands its popular boot line

Sonar summer Our guide to the industry’s leading innovations in the next generation of sounders, sonars and sensors.

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Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations

National Fisherman / July 2019 / Vol. 100, No. 3

Fred Wahl Marine

In this issue

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Washington Outlook Fishery managers should stick to science.

Northern Lights Learning the ins and outs of Alaska’s Haines Packing Co.

Dock Talk Fighting for fishing families, against Pebble.

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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 / Boston

Reader Services 41

Classifieds

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Advertiser Index

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