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Wicked Pissah: Maine’s H&H Marine launches a ... - National …
WEBApr 13, 2022 · Moores himself started on a layup crew after graduating high school in 1985, and H&H has been building boats for 35 years. The Wicked Pissah’s 40-foot hull, based on Osmond Beal’s old wooden boat design with a solid skeg, has a 14-foot and 10-inch beam, and draws 4 feet 2 inches. Putting the pieces together, the crew at H&H Marine slides ...
Coast Guard issues final report on F/V Destination sinking
WEBMar 4, 2019 · The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation released a report and Final Action Memo on the February 2017 sinking of the 98-foot crabber Destination and the deaths of six crew members. The 138-page Coast Guard report comes to conclusions similar to the National Transportation Safety Board's accident brief released in July 2018.
Deadliest Catch' Vessels, Captains, and Seasons
WEBSep 19, 2023 · For 19 seasons, the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" has been a window into the world of commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. Over the years, various vessels and their captains have become well-known figures in the series, and each new season introduces fresh challenges and moments of success.
Alaska shuts down crab seasons after dismal survey results
WEBOct 11, 2022 · The Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled all opilio snow, red king crab, and blue king crab seasons for 2022-2023, in a devastating blow to North Pacific fishermen and processors after trawl surveys showed a continuing crash in abundance. The announcement came Monday after Bering Sea crabbers had …
What science says about the sustainability of trawling
WEBJul 21, 2022 · Banning bottom trawling is not the right approach to global sustainability. Even the worst impact of bottom trawling on benthic ecosystems is less damaging than agriculture, which completely destroys forests and grasslands to produce food. Catching fish in the ocean uses no pesticides or fertilizer, no freshwater, no antibiotics, and no land.
Alaska - National Fisherman
WEBNF Aggregator. The Sitka-based troller/ longliner Mirage, owned and operated by Jeff Turner, is slated to be the first boat in the ALFA to be outfitted with a diesel/electric hybrid system. Photo by Kempy Energetics.
King Crab fishing booming in European waters - National Fisherman
WEBJun 24, 2024 · While 31 Alaskan boats competed for a 2.1 million-pound red king crab quota in 2023, after two years without a season, Norwegian fishermen are building boats and fishing year-round on king crab, which is an invasive species in the waters of Northern Europe. “The Norwegians call them Stalin’s Crabs,” says Jason Fontes, owner of Integrity ...
'Deadliest Catch' Capt. Jake Anderson in new place this season
WEBJun 11, 2024 · Around the Coast. SHARE. The walls are closing in for Captain Jake Anderson at the start of Season 20 of Deadliest Catch. After investing everything including his kids’ college fund, he found a lock and repossession note on the F/V Saga.
Feeling the Alaska Spirit - National Fisherman
WEBMar 2, 2022 · According to O’Hara, the Alaska Spirit was enough, and what they got with her was a great platform in need of a serious upgrade. The 229-foot vessel was originally an offshore supply boat built at Halter Shipyard, in Lockport, La., in 1974. In the late 1980s, FCA took the vessel to Japan and converted it to a head and gut freezer trawler.