North Pacific Focus 2018 Winter Edition

YOUNGBLOODS / SEASON FORECASTS / ASMI UPDATE WINTER 2018

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HULL STORY: ERIN CARROLL

Bellingham seiner PACKS 100 TONS

ALASKA \ COMFISH KODIAK IS KING DECK CRANES \ GET LIFTED CHOOSE YOUR BOOM

Pat Cavanaugh

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COLUMNS

FEATURES

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THE LONG HAUL Pitching Alaska pollock in Washington, D.C.

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LittLe hoquiam shiPyard

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Winter 2018

20 YOUNGBLOODS When you have to share your boat with your little brother.

21 DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS 22 PILOTHOUSE PILOTHOUSELOG LOG 44 TIDINGS TIDINGS 44 CALENDAR CALENDAR 66 SEASON FORECAST INDUSTRY WAYPOINTS 87 INDUSTRY WAYPOINTS BOOK REVIEW 98 FISHERPOETS GALLEY WATCH 109 ON THE MARKET FISHERPOETS 12 OUR TOWN 10 SEASON FORECASTS 18 THE HULL 12 OUR YARDSTORY ALSO ALSO

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MARKET FUTURES How Pacific halibut stacks up to its Atlantic counterpart.

22 ON THE HORIZON Mariculture opportunities are growing in Alaska.

BOATBUILDING

Finishing off a new purse seiner at Little Hoquiam Shipyard in Hoquiam, Wash.

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GEAR SHIFTS

Deck cranes get redesigned and custom fit for a more modern fishery.

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COMFISH ROUNDUP

From humble beginnings, Kodiak’s ComFish Alaska is still innovating in its 38th year.

24 ON THE HOMEFRONT Crabbers turn into accidental coffee (cup) connoisseurs.

Cover: The 73-foot Erin Carroll has longlined halibut and seined salmon.

It is now a leader in West Coast squid, sardines and salmon.

Pat Cavanaugh photo.

WINTER 2018 / NORTH PACIFIC FOCUS

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