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 MARCH 2017
Incorporating
Cape clawed
Massachusetts lobstermen gear up to manage closures
RUSSIAN BLESSING
Seiners, scientists build Soviet unions www.nationalfisherman.com
MAKING WAVES
California monument honors fishing families
CONTENTS
COVER: Lobsterman Eric Lorentzen hauls his traps aboard the 42-foot McCafferey out of Hull, Mass., in early October. Doug Stewart photo.
NATIONAL FISHERMAN • MARCH 2017 • VOL. 97, NO. 11
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Features/ Boats&Gear
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Northern Lights
University students take an educational tour of salmon habitats in Alaska and Russia.
Cover
Lobster lockdown
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The Massachusetts fleet enters its third year of a seasonal closure seeking solutions for shutdowns.
In Search of the Simple Life
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There’s nothing like catching up around the kitchen table with old fishing buddies.
Cutting edge dredge A new design could make scalloping more efficient.
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On Deck
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North Pacific pals
Russians look to American seiners to learn how to land more fish.
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2 Editor’s Log 4 Fishing Back When 5 Mail Buoy/NMFS letter 7 Dock talk 9 Consequences 12 Around the Coasts 18 Market Reports
Safety school
Local programs tailor training to local fleets and needs.
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Net mending in the Evergreen State p. 48
Around the Yards
Rebuilding a 20-year-old boat; Inside a new freezer-longliner; The days before horsepower
READER SERVICES Classified Advertiser’s Index
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Product Roundup
New Simrad display does it all, with a touchscreen; dummy helps with man-overboard training
Last Set
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Table of Contents page 20: Doug Stewart photo page 24: Tim Sheehan photo page 28: Feodor Popov photo
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