National Fisherman September 2018

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

SEPTEMBER 2018

Norway know-how Overseas fish-tech leaders run on innovation and consistent service

BOATBUILDING

Evie Grace is the first modular trawler www.nationalfisherman.com

STAR SEARCH

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CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: A crewman aboard a small Norwegian fishing vessel called a sjark gaffs an Atlantic cod while longlining near the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway.

Photo by Corey Arnold

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • SEPTEMBER 2018 • VOL. 99, NO. 5

Features/ Boats&Gear

On Deck

20 A NEW MODEL

8 NORTHERN LIGHTS

The 79-foot trawler Evie Grace is the first of its kind built under new classification rules.

24 NORWAY’S WAY Norwegian marine technology is still gaining popularity throughout U.S. fisheries.

For 10 years Alaska Sea Grant has helped trained the next seafood processing leaders.

10 CONSEQUENCES

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A hydraulic system failure leads to an explosion aboard a Downeast Maine stern trawler.

28 WIFI ON THE WATER

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EDITOR’S LOG

At-sea connectivity has become more affordable, available and required.

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FISHING BACK WHEN

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MAIL BUOY

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CHRIS OLIVER

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12 AROUND THE COASTS

32 AROUND THE YARDS

16 CREW SHOT

Gillnetters sent to New York; Trawlers hauled at Wash. yard; Four generations of building

36 PRODUCT ROUNDUP

18 MARKET REPORTS

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New glove model built to be warm and nimble; improving real-time seafloor mapping

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Last Set Working crab pots in Chesapeake Bay p. 48

READER SERVICES

38 CLASSIFIED 47 ADVERTISER’S INDEX Table of Contents:

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page 20: Giddings Boatworks photo page 24: Bruce Buls photo page 28: NASA photo

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