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 Incorporating
October / 2019
NATIONALFISHERMAN.COM
Take a bow
A Maine-based O’Hara bait boat winters in Florida to get a modern makeover
TAG US! #NATIONALFISHERMAN
Power hitters
Live-crab life
Volvo-Penta overhauls its engine line; outboards are in
Seaview Crab Co. started with a small outboard and a dream
ON DECK
In this issue
20
Seaview Crab Co.
National Fisherman / October 2019 / Vol. 100, No. 6
Carolina crabbers ride the tide
24
28
Cover Story \ Starlight gets sponsons O’Hara Lobster Bait sends one of its Maine-based midwater trawlers down South for a stretch at Patti Marine in Pensacola, Fla.
Roka
32
Product Roundup Mil-spec sunglasses stand up to fish boat abuse; fine-tuning fuel with Algae-X.
34
Around the Yards Big turnout for lobster boat races; a new double-ender for Alaska’s Bristol Bay.
Volvo-Penta aims to power the future Dual tractor propellers, electric hybrid drives are new propulsion solutions.
On Deck
ASMI
Features / Boats & Gear
Paul Molyneaux
Patti Marine
Three friends, a 25-hp outboard and 50 crab pots started a North Carolina seafood company.
08
Northern Lights Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute hosts a culinary retreat for chefs.
02
Editor’s Log
04
Fishing Back When
06
Mail Buoy
06
A Letter from NMFS
10
Around the Coasts
18
Market Reports
48
Last Set / Bristol Bay, AK
Reader Services 40
Classifieds
46
Advertiser Index
National Fisherman (ISSN 0027-9250), October 2019, Vol. 100, No. 6, is published monthly by Diversified Business Communications, 121 Free St., P.O. Box 7438, Portland, ME 04112-7438. Subscription prices: 1 year - U.S. $22.95; 2 years U.S. $43; 3 years U.S. $62. These rates apply for U.S. subscriptions only. Add $10 for Canada addresses. Outside U.S./Canada add $25 (airmail delivery). All orders must be in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. All other countries, including Canada and Mexico, please add $10 postage per year. For subscription information only, call: 1 (800) 959-5073. Periodicals postage paid at Portland, Maine, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes only to Subscription Service Department, P.O. Box 15116, North Hollywood, CA 91615. Canada Post International Publications Mail product (Canadian Distribution) Sales Agreement No. 40028984, National Fisherman. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Circulation Dept. or DPGM, 4960-2 Walker Rd., Windsor, ON N9A 6J3. READERS: All editorial correspondence should be mailed to: National Fisherman, P.O. Box 7438, Portland, ME 04112-7438.