Lee Cannon from Bayville aka West Fenwick, DE, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Two_U.S._Coast_Guard_patrol_boats_at_Coast_Guard_Station_Indian_River via Wikimedia Commons

Maine builder feeds the ‘tuna fever’

2/22/2023 - By www.nationalfisherman.com [caption id="attachment_44796" align="alignnone" width="512"] 512px-Big_Dipper_(boat)_01 via Wikimedia Commons[/caption] Wesmac Custom Boats in Surry, Maine, has been building a lot of boats over the past year, and many of them are tuna boats. “The guys, they all got tuna fever,” says Wesmac’s owner, Steve Wessel. One of the tuna… SEE MORE
Fishing red king crab | Kirkenes, Norway | Morten F | Flickr

Fishermen facing climate change: crab crashes and wind power threats

2/21/2023 - By nationalfisherman.com Five thousand miles apart on their own oceans, New England trawlers and Alaska crabbers say they are up against twin threats from climate change: warming waters changing the marine environment, and hasty, risk-filled decisions in response from U.S. policy makers. [caption id="attachment_44790" align="alignnone" width="591"] Fishing red king crab… SEE MORE