National Fisherman May 2018

MAY 2018

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

Delivery of a decade

New Jersey’s Yank Marine gets the lift it’s been after for more than 10 years

DEFINING FISHERMEN

N.C. proposes limits on commercial licenses www.nationalfisherman.com

BUILT FOR BUSINESS

American designers move beyond the mold

CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: The 84-foot Susan L is hauled at Yank Marine with a new 820-metric-ton Marine Travelift.

Photo by Dave Wescott

NATIONAL FISHERMAN • MAY 2018 • VOL. 99, NO. 1

Features/ Boats&Gear

On Deck

20 DEFINING MOMENT

6 NORTHERN LIGHTS

A battle is brewing in North Carolina over an effort to change the definition of ‘commercial fisherman.’

24 NO DULL HULLS

Predicting what future seafood buyers will look like and how the industry can adapt to boost sales. » 20

8 DOCK TALK

U.S. naval architects discuss the highs and lows of the latest designs out of Norway and how they’re competing.

Observers have always been targets of frustration in fishery management, despite their mission for unbiased work.

26 GET LIFTED New Jersey boatyard Yank Marine gets a brand new Travelift to support fishermen in the Mid-Atlantic.

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EDITOR’S LOG

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FISHING BACK WHEN

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MAIL BUOY

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CHRIS OLIVER

10 ACROSS THE STREAMS 12 AROUND THE COASTS 16 CREW SHOT

32 AROUND THE YARDS Maine builder tries a 35-footer; New travel lift for Ore. yard; La. yard launches a shrimper

18 MARKET REPORTS » 24

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Last Set

38 PRODUCT ROUNDUP

A Chesapeake deadrise on the Patuxent River p. 48

A tablet for reporting catches and processing orders; smaller camera offers sneaky security

READER SERVICES

40 CLASSIFIED 47 ADVERTISER’S INDEX Table of Contents:

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page 20: N.C. Fisheries Association photo page 24: Bruce Buls photo page 26: Yank Marine photo

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