National Fisherman October 2016

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

AUX TO THE MAX

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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

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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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