National Fisherman June 2018

JUNE 2018

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

In the yards Top trends from shops on every coast

BOATBUILDING ISSUE

• The rudder lode • Cool keels • Around the Yards

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CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: Florida’s Eastern Shipbuilding keeps winning contracts to build big Alaska boats.

Photo by Eastern Shipbuilding

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • JUNE 2018 • VOL. 99, NO. 2

Features/ Boats&Gear

On Deck

22 CHECK, PLEASE

6 NORTHERN LIGHTS

A quick look at what the fed’s latest omnibus funding bill has in store for the commercial fishing and seafood industries.

26 YARD TRENDS

A fishing couple, and the subjects of a new virtual reality app, answer questions about their life in Cordova, Alaska. » 26

8 WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

Boatbuilders and yard workers give their insight into the latest trends in boatbuilding around the country.

An introduction to blockchain technology and how it could be used to boost seafood traceability and transparency.

30 KEEPING COOL Transferring your keel coolers from an old boat to a new build can be a pain without this insider advice.

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FISHING BACK WHEN

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MAIL BUOY

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CHRIS OLIVER

12 AROUND THE COASTS 15 CREW SHOT 20 MARKET REPORTS » 30

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Last Set

36 AROUND THE YARDS

A corgi crewman in Point Judith, R.I. p. 52

A 46-footer for lobstermen; Sponsoning for Calif. squid boats; wooden buy boat reworked

READER SERVICES

44 CLASSIFIED 51 ADVERTISER’S INDEX

42 PRODUCT ROUNDUP A sanitizing station that cleans up in a flash; a compact gillnet reel with net cleaning brushes

EDITOR’S LOG

10 DOCK TALK

32 ROUGH RUDDERS One man’s journey from abandoning his boat in rough seas to designing a rudder that would’ve saved his haul.

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