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César Torres, Vice President of Sales for Ship’s Machinery International, and his daughter Gabi, man the company’s booth at Pacific Marine Expo 2024. Torres sells Brunvoll thrusters and propulsion systems to a number of major fishing companies in the Seat

SMI thrusters: Reliable power for Alaska fishing boats

Paul Molyneaux

Building connections and driving innovation at Pacific Marine Expo 2024

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Components of Hefring Marine’s Intelligent Marine Assistance System (IMAS), include the IMAS control unit, white box, which collects and processes data, and the small inertial measurement unit (IMU) that tracks the speed and orientation of the vessel. Pau

Hefring Marine measures motion for vessel safety

Paul Molyneaux

The State of the Blue Annual Gathering spotlighted Washington’s leadership in shaping a sustainable, world-class maritime industry. Photo by Doug Stewart

Gov. Inslee highlights maritime innovation at State of the Blue gathering

Carli Stewart

CSAP’s graduating class of 2024, from left to right: Patricia Ann Cope, Bekah Bennett, Garret Kestory, Jocelyn Juliano (Living Marine Resources Program Specialist), Angela Treptow (CSAP Coordinator), Blake Godsey, and Shane Brackett. Photo by Hailey Murph

S.C. Seafood Apprenticeship shapes the future of fishing

Carli Stewart

Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.

ASMI All Hands On Deck conference Dec. 3-5 in Anchorage

Guest Author

Wind turbines, including one with a damaged blade, at the Vineyard Wind offshore site in November. Two-thirds of the planned turbines still need to be completed. Photo by Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light.

What’s next for Vineyard Wind?

Guest Author

Two nets towed together at the same time show noticeably different catches, The one on the left uses the Flow Gear and shows a noticeably bigger catch than the net equipped with a rockhopper sweep. Mørenot photo.

Mørenot’s Injector Flow Gear can replace rock hoppers

Paul Molyneaux

Wind Walker search map — The search area covered by the Coast Guard and partner agencies for five people after their vessel reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2024. The total search covered over 108 square nautical miles in the span of nearly 24 hours. U.S. Coast Guard graphic.

Coast Guard ends search for crew of capsized fishing boat in freezing Alaska waters

NF Staff

Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter — A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Grant DeVuyst.

Five missing after fishing vessel capsizes off Alaska

NF Staff

A boat crew from the Coast Guard cutter Jacob Poroo hands life jackets to Mexican fishermen aboard a lancha during a boarding for illegal fishing off southern Texas Dec. 9. Coast Guard photo.

U.S. Treasury Department sanctions Gulf Cartel members for illegal fishing

NF Staff