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Konrad Marine has put stern drives on many small crabbers and other types of fishing vessels. The company’s dual prop 680B stern drive is often paired with the Cummins QSB 6.7 engine and is approved for up to 550 hp at a 3,300 RPM rating. Photo by Shane B

Outside the box stern drive

Paul Molyneaux

In 1982, Arctic Alaska accounted for 34 percent of all bottomfish processed by U.S. companies in the North Pacific. Photo by Buls

Fixing the fishing industry's image

Carli Stewart

Members of the fishing industry itself will lead a Transition to a Low Carbon Fishing Fleet. Photo by Fishery Friendly Climate Action Campaign/ Shutterstock

Guiding the shift to low-carbon fishing

NF Staff

Nova Scotia lobster boats heading toward shore. Photo by Atlantic Coast Images

Canadian shellfish industry faces challenges

Carli Stewart

President Donald Trump holds a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Shutterstock photo.

Trump moves to end wind power leases

NF Staff

In David Goethel's powerful memoir Endangered Species, Goethel shares the personal journey of a man fighting to survive in the fishing industry and offers an intimate look into the threats facing small boat fishermen. Photo by the Goethel family

Endangered Species: One man's fight for the sea

Carli Stewart

Former president Donald Trump and Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-NJ, speak at a May 11 campaign rally at Wildwood, N.J. Real America's Voice video image.

NJ congressman: Trump will issue moratorium on offshore wind

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President Donald Trump illustrated. Shutterstock photo

Trump 2.0 reverses course on offshore turbines

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The commercial fishing industry battles an ever-present threat: derelict fishing gear. Photo by NOAA

Battling ghost gear to protect marine ecosystems and economies

NF Staff

Biden signed the FISHES Act into law. Photo by karenfoleyphotography

FISHES Act signed into law: Expediting disaster relief for fishermen

NF Staff

Photo by Tolga Ahmetler on Unsplash

Best practices for responsible fishing: mitigating environmental impact

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