OCTOBER 2016
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
Free wheelin’ Maine’s lobster boat races are no dull roar
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SALMON SOCIAL
Alaska’s Copper River festival has big returns
CONTENTS
Cover: The Heather & Isaac, a Young Brothers 45 with a 1,000-hp MAN, running hard at the 2015 lobster boat races in Pemaquid, Maine.
NATIONAL FISHERMAN • OCTOBER 2016 • VOL. 97, NO. 6
Jon Johansen photo
Features/ Boats&Gear
On Deck
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Northern Lights
7
What’s next for Bristol Bay now that they’ve hit the 2 billion salmon milestone?
Mega shake-up
Disagreements over Omega Protein’s company goals leads to a change in board of directors.
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Science on Your Side
Sockeye celebration
The West Coast groundfish fishery needs stock rebuilding requirements to avoid crisis.
The salmon festival in Cordova, Alaska, provides a break for the fleet to swap stories.
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Cover
Off to the races
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Editor’s Log Fishing Back When Mail Buoy/Eileen Sobeck
In Search of the Simple Life
Maine’s lobster boat races started as a free for all but have come into their own.
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9 Consequences 12 Around the Coasts 18 Market Reports
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Genset staples
The ins and outs of finding the right generator to keep you powered up at sea.
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Around the Yards
Last Set Reeling in a bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine p. 48
Siblings buy from Maine shop; 1891 gillnetter is still kicking; Fire sets back Chesapeake shop
READER SERVICES
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Classified Advertiser’s Index
Product Roundup
Hands-free voice communication for the roaring seas; grease that won’t wreck the environment
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Table of Contents: page 20: Omega Protein photo page 22: Emilie Springer photo page 24: Jon Johansen photo
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