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A design for a methanol-fueled tug offers an idea of the challenges designers will face trying to get alternative fuel propulsion and generator systems into fishing vessels. Photo Elliott Bay

U.S. and Europe tackle emissions and costs for fishing vessels

Paul Molyneaux

Two hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. in early August. Experts have mixed emotions about whether the mid- to late-August lull is unusual. Photo by NASA

Meteorologists baffled by hurricane season lull in Gulf

Carli Stewart

Graduating Fellow Brianna Cunliffe. Photo by the Island Institute

Island Institute marks 25 Years of Fellows Program

NF Staff

An underwater instrument onboard a NOAA Fisheries vessel is testing cloud storage solutions for NOAA Fisheries' research. Photo by NOAA

$34M to Modernize NOAA Fisheries climate demands

NF Staff

Suzuki makes a good engine, no doubt, and with a commitment to efficiency and the ocean's health. Still, one of the things that makes these engines popular with commercial fishermen on Kodiak Island is the service they get from Water’s Edge Marine.

Kodiak fishermen choose Suzuki outboards for reliable service

Paul Molyneaux

Virginia’s Crab Management Advisory Committee recommended that the state Marine Resources Commission not reopen the crab dredge fishery. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia crab advisors recommend against winter dredge season

Larry Chowning

New England fishermen and supporters organized for a protest boat parade Sunday at Vineyard Wind’s damaged AW38 turbine southwest of Nantucket, Mass.

New turbine blade failure in North Sea, as fishermen protest at Vineyard Wind

NF Staff

Having worked on most of the major makes of marine engines from 1-hp Yanmar to a slow speed 100K-hp MAN, Karl Pettersen chose a 730-hp MAN I6 for his Bristol Bay boat, the Skitt Fiske. Photo by Karl Pettersen

Fishermen's favorite diesel engines and the crucial role of service

Paul Molyneaux

Now that her LNG tanks and unique power plant are out of sight in the bowels of the vessel, the MERV-1 looks like any other modern steel shrimp trawler as she undergoes completion and outfitting at Deep Sea Boat Builders in Bayou La Batre, Ala.

Slashing fuel costs with methane-diesel hybrid engine

Carli Stewart

The Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers executive director, Jamie Goen, has been appointed to the NPFMC.

Jamie Goen of AK Bering Sea Crabbers gets NPFMC seat

Laine Welch

The new Salmon Sisters x XTRATUF collection features the 15" Legacy Boot and the 6" Deck Boot. Salmon Sisters photo.

Salmon Sisters x XTRATUF launch new boots

Doug Stewart