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F/V Ivy Jean making a set on a school of menhaden (pogies). Maine's commercial pogy season opened on June 17. Photo by Max Day

2024 Maine pogy season makes its set

Carli Stewart

Many Maine lobster boats are equipped with Hydro-Slave pot haulers. The company has created a trusted product, as shown by generations of fishing in the state. Photo by Craig Stewart

Hydro-Slave high-performance haulers for commercial fishing

Carli Stewart

The 37-year-old Alaska research vessel Tiglax underwent an extensive refit at the Snow & Co. shipyard in Seattle. Snow & Co. photo.

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Full refit for Alaska research vessel

Michael Crowley

Hywind Tampen is the largest floating offshore wind development located off the coast of Norway. Photo by OMV

Gulf of Maine & Norwegian fishermen voice wind concerns

Carli Stewart

The Woyingi Mieka 1 is just one of dozens of boats that Bayou La Batre entrepreneur Joe Gazzier is buying and refurbishing for fishermen in Nigeria and other West African countries. Photo by Joe Gazzier

Shrimp boats from U.S. restored and headed to Nigeria

Paul Molyneaux

Nick Mavar Jr. in front of the F/V Northwestern, as seen on Discovery Channel's 'Deadliest Catch'. Photo courtesy of Mavar's Facebook.

Nick Mavar, star on 'Deadliest Catch', dies at age 59

Carli Stewart

Experience the power of TWG Pullmaster planetary built-to-order winches. Photo by TWG

Experience the power of TWG Pullmaster winches

Carli Stewart

The 131-foot Aksel Johan built on the Danish west coast for Berg Fisk AS of Senjahopen, Norway, went through many delays before being delivered. Photo by Trond Refsnes

The most fuel-efficient vessel in Northern Europe

Carli Stewart

Paola Jurkovich on F/V Branko Boy. Photo by Tucker Wooding

Jurkovich family legacy: from fishing to boatbuilding

Paola Jurkovich

Commercial fishing boats docked in Point Judith Narragansett, Rhode Island. Photo by WoodysPhotos on Shutterstock

Maine and Rhode Island invest in marketing seafood industry

Chris Chase

Jo Rowley has been making the Deep Drop ProFisher and is about to release a digital version, the ProFisher 1200, seen here landing a blue-eyed travella from the depths. Photo by Rowley

Deep Drop Commercial revolutionizing fishing gear

Paul Molyneaux