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Metal winners Washington’s Velocity Marine crafts a small fleet of agile aluminum boats
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Finding cash flow
Cull the herd
Building new or retrofitting? Financing options for any size
MMPA amendment eases restrictions on sea lion takes
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National Fisherman / May 2019 / Vol. 100, No. 1
20 Northwest gets new sea lion removal rules
Velocity Marine and Fabrication
A skyrocketing sea lion population has been feasting endangered salmon runs on the Columbia River for decades. A new bill seeks to ease the threat.
30 Cover Story Fleet fabrication Boatbuilding veteran Rob Smith’s Velocity Marine and Fabrication crew is prepared to fill the Pacific Northwest’s demand for quality aluminum boats under 50 feet.
Features / Boats & Gear
On Deck
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Around the Yards New lobster tank valve control; Waiting for the railway in SC; Crabber cuts at Calif. yard Product Roundup A John Deere engine for the next gen; Grundéns doubles down on women’s wear
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On the frontlines of fishing finance Programs nationwide aim to assist firsttimers in buying a boat and established operations in updating their fleets with the latest trends.
Northern Lights Alaska’s salmon hatchery program is proof of the industry’s proud resiliency.
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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
Science on your Side Seafood mislabeling reports miss the target — and the point.
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Around the Coasts
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Market Reports
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Last Set / Biddeford, Maine
Reader Services 40
Classifieds
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Advertiser Index
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