National Fisherman articles from October 2004

National Fisherman archives from October 2004

Providence: the place to be.(Editor's Log)(Fisherman of the Year)
October 1, 2004... If you find yourself ashore early this fall, it will be worth your while to take in Fish Expo/WorkBoat in Providence R.I., which runs from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. I have always felt like a kid in a candy store at Expo, with its array of boats,...

50 years ago this month.(Fishing Back When)(Hurricane Edna)(The Atlantic Fishermen's Union)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... New Bedford draggers are strewn along the shore like cordwood in the aftermath of Hurricane Carol, which packed winds of up to 135 mph: 18 were either sunk or sacked up on the beach. Carol is followed by Hurricane Edna, which blows through New...

30 years ago this month.(Fishing Back When)(Obligation Guarantee Fund)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... A profusion of fish at the Tokyo Wholesale Fish market belies the uncertain future of Japan's fisheries. Fishery products account for half the animal protein in the Japanese diet. But Japan's seafood industry faces the challenges of pollution,...

10 years ago this month.(Fishing Back When)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Two years before the passage of the 1996 Sustainable Fisheries Act, National Fisherman takes a look at fish habitat and asks, "Who's minding the shore?" It's estimated that 75 percent of U.S. commercial landings and 90 percent sport fisheries...

A toast to collaboration.(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... HAIR OF THE DOG TALES FROM ABOARD A RUSSIAN TRAWLER By Barbara A. Oakley Washington Stage University Press, 1996 Softcover, 190 pp., $19.95 Fishing may be the most international of industries, collaborative by nature and often requiring...

No one wins with 'ir-rationalization'.(Forum)(fleet rationalization)
October 1, 2004... Fleet rationalization--or "ir-rationalization"--as a solution is irresponsible; there are better answers. Fleet reduction here in British Columbia has cost not just fishermen and shore workers jobs, but has lost infrastructure and viability for...

A not-so-tight ship.(Safety)(clam boat accident)
October 1, 2004... FROM U.S. COAST GUARD REPORTS Boats will probably always sink, but it is truly a shame when downflooding does them in. Late one January afternoon just a few years ago, a 105-foot clam boat departed New Bedford, Mass. It was raining...

USCG safety coordinator clarifies 'dude' regulations.(To the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... In July 2004 you reported "Legislation to let tourists be fisherman-for-a-day" [p. 13] had worked its way though Alaska's House Special Committee on Fisheries. That was correct. However, the bill remained in the House Resources Committee and...

Mercury oversimplification undermines industry efforts.(Mail Buoy)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... In August's Dock Talk [p. 8], Sally McGee and John Balbus of Environmental Defense argue that "Rather than attack one another fishermen and the environmental community should work together to reduce mercury pollution, and thus mercury levels in...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2004... In the August issue of NF, the diagram on page 41 of a reverse osmosis system should have been credited to Sea Recovery Corp. In the Boats & Gear suppliers listing, the phone number for Sea Recovery Corp. should read (800) 354-2000.

Cap'n Sane says ...
October 1, 2004... Well, the Marblehead Yacht Club raft-up went off-finestkind, not a hitch. We got the bid after the Marbles checked with Homeland Security n'it checked with Bubba Beal our clam cop. Security said the Cove under Bubba had the tightest...

Celebrating our seafood.(A Letter From Bill Hogarth)(NOAA Fisheries)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... You may recall that I talked of 10 goals I had set for myself during last year's series of constituent meetings held throughout the United States. One of them was promoting domestic seafood. Beginning late last year, NOAA Fisheries held a...

Advocates staking claims in groundfish IFQ debate: as environmental organizations discuss quota merits, processors seek consideration, too.(Pacific)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The IFQ debate is heating up on the West Coast as work begins in earnest on a trawl groundfish quota program. After a few meetings by the Pacific Fishery Management Council's IFQ committee in 2003 and early 2004, the situation got serious...

Crab, fish carcasses trip alarm over 'dead zones': low-oxygen levels spur fishing shutdown.(Pacific)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Alarm over a number of dead crab and fish on Oregon beaches alerted scientists and fishery officials to the recurrence of a natural low-oxygen zone off the southern Oregon coast. In July, beach visitors reported seeing several dead crab,...

Abalone poachers given two-year jail sentence: judge also issues hefty fines to Calif. men.(Pacific)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... A Mendocino County judge in July sentenced two California fishermen to two years in state prison for poaching about $23,000-worth of red abalone. Judge David Nelson also fined Kurt Allen Ward, 43, and Joshua Hold, 34, both of San Ysidro,...

Court rules to increase water flows for salmon: fish advocates hail Calif., Ore. decisions.(Pacific)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Two lawsuits--one in California, one in Oregon--were expected to result in increased water for salmon during the summer and fall. In California, an appeals court ruled in favor of the Hoopa Valley and Yurok tribes in July, allowing...

Talk straight to public about seafood, speaker says: recognize concerns about risks of eating fish while touting health benefits, expert advises.(Northeast)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... How can the fishing industry counter scary news stories about contaminants in seafood generated by activist groups with other agendas in mind? Talk to consumers in forthright and balanced tones about the health benefits compared to risks...

Chemicals may play role in 1999 lobster die-off: rising temperatures also cited as factor.(Northeast)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Add traces of industrial compounds and rising average temperatures to the lineup of possible culprits that caused the 1999 Long Island Sound lobster die-off. A symposium held this spring attempted to sort out competing theories for the...

Jellyfish put fish stocks at risk in Barnegat Bay: rise in sea nettles concerns N.J. scientists.(Northeast)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Swarms of stinging sea nettles in New Jersey's Barnegat Bay may indicate that urban runoff pollution and nutrient over-enrichment are pushing jellyfish to the top of the food chain. It's a troublesome trend also seen in Chesapeake Bay and...

Shinnecock, N.Y.(Home port: where we live)
October 1, 2004... SHINNECOCK, N.Y. THE TOWN Population: 12,200 Fleet Size: 46 TOP LANDINGS To protect business privacy, NMFS doesn't release landings data for ports with fewer than three buyers. But Bob Soleau, owner of the Soleau's Wharf...

Bycatch incidents revive midwater trawl battle: haddock found with herring on two boats.(Northeast)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Last year's controversy regarding bycatch allegations against New England's midwater herring fleet resurfaced in August when both Maine Marine Patrol and NOAA Law Enforcement agents discovered haddock on offloading vessels. Herring fishery...

Gene Law: Newport, Ore.(Snapshot: who we are)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... A longtime Dungeness crab, pink shrimp, salmon and sardine fisherman, Gene Law describes himself as a determined survivor--one who in the last 15 years has become very active in fisheries management, seafood marketing and boater safety. ...

PCP: Jerry Spencer, Petersburg, Alaska.(Galley watch: at-sea cuisine)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... When Jerry Spencer announces that he's about to whip up a batch of PCP, he and the crew of the longliner Kesia Dawn aren't talking about the acronym for the illegal drug phencyclidine. Instead they're thinking of pork, cabbage and pasta. ...

Factors combine, disappointing salmon fishermen: processor capacity puts damper on Bristol Bay; in Southeast, pinks, price come up short.(North Pacific)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Establishing commitments from ex-vessel buyers prior to this year's salmon season proved paramount for fishermen wanting to stay in the game. Buyers were less plentiful from Bristol Bay to Southeast, the Aleutian Islands and Prince William...

Electronic catch reporting debuts next crab season: system aims to simplify collection of data.(North Pacific)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Electronic catch reporting will move a step closer to reality beginning next year. Lead fisheries agencies are continuing work on a program that will let skippers and processors log their harvests into a central pool of information. ...

Lawmakers seek reform of Endangered Species Act: thirty-year-old law, though deemed useful by environmentalists, is criticized as ineffective.(National)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Environmentalists regard the Endangered Species Act as the most powerful legal tool available to them in their putative efforts to save the planet, with some justification. The law gives groups legal standing to challenge virtually every...

God's gifts: shrimp trawler.(Boat Of The Month)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... On the muddy banks of Bayou Little Caillou, shrimp boats come in all shapes and sizes. Local wisdom holds that if it floats, has a motor and can pull a trawl, you can make a shrimp boat out of it. But the white and royal blue trawler called...

Is it really red snapper beneath the wrapper? N.C. researchers uncover mislabeled fish.(National)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... A pricey and popular white fish that is sold as red snapper may not be what it seems. In a study published in the journal Nature, about 70 percent of the 22 fish a University of North Carolina team surveyed that was labeled and sold around...

House takes $500m ax to NOAA's budget plan: advocate sees move in 'wrong direction'.(National)(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)(Chris Mann)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Proposed cuts from the NOAA budget planned for the fiscal year 2005 federal budget are raising eyebrows and a few voices, from staunch supporters of ocean research. The Pew Oceans Commission and the federal government's own Commission on...

Shrimpers waiting to see if tariffs raise dock price: government levies duties upon six nations found to have dumped product on U.S. market.(Gulf/South Atlantic)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Roughly one year from the time U.S. shrimp fishermen and processors moved forward with their quest for tariffs on low-priced imports they said were driving dockside prices to the cellar, sanctions were approved against shrimp from six nations...

Perseverance pays off for Port Salerno fleet: wins 10-year battle to secure dock space.(Gulf/South Atlantic)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... In a small Florida town, commercial fishermen have finally won a place to park their boats. After battling Martin County administrators for more than 10 years, the Port Salerno Commercial Fishing Dock Authority has won dock space in the...

Fleet hits quota, forces early grouper shutdown: closure spurs plans for deep-water fishery.(Gulf/South Atlantic)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... For the first time, the deep-water grouper fishery reached its quota in the Gulf of Mexico, sparking an early fishery closure in mid-July. It's also moved one industry advocate to suggest a way to lengthen the commercial season. This is...

Lobster season is marked by low catches, quality: Southwestern Nova Scotia landings drop by half as occurrence of soft-shelled bugs rises.(Canada)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Southwestern Nova Scotia's lobster season has been marked by as much as 50 percent drop in landings, according to reports, and a high occurrence of soft shelled crustaceans has lowered catch quality. The increase in lobsters with soft...

Escape from B.C. farm prompts call for closure: 2,587 Atlantics slip through holes in pen.(Canada)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... An escape of more than 2,500 fish from a Broughton Archipelago aquaculture facility has led several First Nation and environmental groups to plead for a closure of aquaculture facilities. In July, 2,587 Atlantic salmon got out through holes...

Natives to get set share of Fraser River's salmon: DFO eyes end to dispute with non-Natives.(Canada)(Department of Fisheries and Oceans)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The future of Fraser River aboriginal-only commercial fisheries remains as murky as the river's brown water despite a provincial court ruling that will let British Columbia First Nations bands sell prized sockeye salmon this year. Last...

Steady dose of high prices spurs optimism about October's opening.(Gulf/South Atlantic: stone crab)
October 1, 2004... Florida stone crab landings during the past season were poor in some places but excellent in others, nurturing perendial hope that luck might attend the Oct. 15 opening of the 2004-05 season. Price, overall, was the best in years, according...

Crabbers to hit derby one last time before entering new world of IFQs.(North Pacific Crab)
October 1, 2004... Alaska crabbers will likely remember the upcoming red king and opilio seasons as the last of the derby-styled fisheries. Crab fishing under the newly implemented IPQ system will begin in 2005. Meanwhile, the industry and NMFS hope to have...

California divers shift their focus from exports to domestic markets.(Pacific: urchins)
October 1, 2004... The northern California sea urchin industry continues to struggle with several problems as the southern California sector battles some of the same and tries new marketing strategies. Both regions are caught in shifting markets. Retail...

Asian strain seen as best hope for reviving Chesapeake fishery.(Northeast: oysters)
October 1, 2004... State officials and fishermen on Chesapeake Bay have pretty much given up hope that its native oyster stock, which ongoing plagues of dermo and MSX have decimated for close to 20 years, will ever recover fully. Given the virtual...

An advocate gets the hook: Rhode Island's Gil Pope knows that politics bite, even when the fish don't.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... Gil Pope steers his 22-foot fiberglass Mako, the All Baba, out of Point Judith's harbor of refuge toward the inshore waters between Block Island and Rhode Island's South Beaches, where he hopes to catch a boxful of fluke, make a day's pay, and...

Welcome to Pattiland: the family has come a long way since Giuseppe and Anna Patti shared a pair of shoes.(In Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2004... A bus unloads a group of tourists from Georgia beneath a billboard that says "Welcome to Pattiland" with a cartoon image of Capt. Joe Patti beaming down. A few walk behind the 6,000-square-foot main building to watch the company's fleet of...

Shakedown cruise: in this excerpt from William McCloskey's latest novel, "Raiders," Hank Crawford and his crew try their hand at longlining in Alaska's blossoming halibut fishery.(By The Book)(Excerpt)
October 1, 2004... From "Raiders" by William McCloskey, published by The Lyons Press, Copyright 2004. The time is mid-September 1982, in the Gulf of Alaska. With the crash of king crab Hank Crawford and his crew, like many other former crabmen, have begun...

The Clarion's calling: almost 80 years of fishing, and more than 50 with one family.(This Old Boat)
October 1, 2004... The Clarion, built in 1918 at the yard of Sivert E. Sagstad in Seattle, reflected the typical seine boat design for the period. Her stepped deck-level house had a shaft out the front for steering on the bow. The bulwarks aft were flattened to...

This cat has their tongue: new lobster boat has Nova Scotia fishermen talking.(Boats & Gear)
October 1, 2004... Trent Shaw waited 14 months to shove the throttle down on his prototype 44'11" x 23' South Boat catamaran. Now be can. Double Identity was built by the Canmar Group, in La Scie, Newfoundland. It is one of only a few catamarans fishing...

'Bug' war: there could be a large force of bacteria growing in your fuel tanks that would just love to shut down your boat's diesel.(Fuel Treatment)
October 1, 2004... Twenty-some years ago I found myself working as engineer on a just-bought used tugboat. Traveling to Louisiana, we roused the boat from a long slumber in a back bayou where the bank parked it after they'd foreclosed on the previous owner. Her...

Pack your chute: you may never hit the silk, but the day may come when you'll be glad you've got a para-anchor.(Easing The Motion)
October 1, 2004... Dorymen of the 1800s, forced to spend a rough night away from their schooner, sometimes tied a line to a bucket and tossed it overboard. The bucket dragging through the water acted as a sea anchor; it held the dory's bow into the waves, and...

Hole shots: outboard manufacturers are tweaking their 4-stroke engines to give you the acceleration you had in the good old days.(Transom Power)
October 1, 2004... Outboard owners call it a hole-shot. That pretty much translates to instant acceleration and getting your boat on a plane as quickly as possible. The carbureted 2-strokes were very good at near-instant power, but they also pumped far more...

Cat 3406E popular in Maine; epoxy coating gains traction.(North)
October 1, 2004... "She's running faster than a scalded hog," says Steward Workman, owner of SW Boatworks in Lamoine, Maine, which finished off the Poseidon, a 38-foot Calvin Beal for Perley Fogg, a lobsterman from Bar Harbor, Maine. With a top speed of 30...

48-footer built for shellfish; yard gets 150-ton Travelift.(West)
October 1, 2004... It's been eight years since a commercial fishing boat was built in Port Angeles, Wash. But now that drought is over. Peter Becker, technical director of Little Skookum Shellfish Growers in Shelton, Wash., needed a new boat for shellfish...

New clammer heads north; Va. town's last yard is busy.(South)
October 1, 2004... Jemison Marine of Bayou La Batre, Ala., has kept busy this spring with conversion work and new construction. The boatyard just converted a 90' x 24' x 8' 6" shrimper into a Maine lobster boat and launched a new 60' x 20' x 5' clam boat for Mark...

Bulletin board.(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... SEPT. 25-26 The Haig-Brown Festival Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada Contact: The District of Campbell River tel. (866) 830-1113 * www.hbfest.crcn.net SEPT. 26-OCT. 1 International Association of Fish and...

A stretch for oilskins: Guy Cotton's new set of foul-weather gear allows you more flexibility.(Product Roundup)
October 1, 2004... It goes without saying that there's nothing easy about commercial fishing. In fact there's probably no occupation that can be considered more arduous and dangerous, year after year. Maybe the only thing more difficult than commercial fishing is...

Lendall Alexander, president of Associated Fisheries Of Maine, presented a public service award to Yvette Alexander in recognition of her "extraordinary efforts to preserve and promote Maine's fishing heritage.".(On the move)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Lendall Alexander, president of ASSOCIATED FISHERIES OF MAINE, presented a public service award to YVETTE ALEXANDER in recognition of her "extraordinary efforts to preserve and promote Maine's fishing heritage." The organization's Board of...

Gill North America.(On the move)(Colin Clark appointment, Olympic Sailing Committee contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The Olympic Sailing Committee of U.S. Sailing, the national governing body for the sport, announced that GILL NORTH AMERICA, headquartered in Buford, Ga., will continue in its role as exclusive technical apparel supplier to the U.S. Sailing...

Hagglunds Drives.(On the move)(Rune Edlund and George Knezic appointed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... RUNE EDLUND has been named south central regional sales manager and GEORGE KNEZIC has been named aftermarket sales manager for HAGGLUNDS DRIVES' North American operation headquartered out of Columbus, Ohio. Edlund will be responsible for sales...

National Marine Electronics Association.(On the move)(Richard Hart and Jim Vander Hey appointed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The NATIONAL MARINE ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION has appointed two new members to its board of directors: RICHARD HART of Tacoma, Wash., and JIM VANDER HEY of Portsmouth, R.I. Hart is currently the owner and president of Puget Sound Instrument Co.,...

Sea-Fire Marine.(Company News)(Presidential E-Award)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... SEA-FIRE MARINE, designer and manufacturer of FM-200 fire extinguishers and suppression systems for the marine industry and headquartered in Baltimore, Md., has been recognized with the Presidential E-Award for excellence in exporting. Ernie...

Marine East.(Company News)(donation to United States Power Squadron)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... MARINE EAST, of Brick, N.J., donated 3,000 fire ports to the United States Power Squadron, so that every vessel examiner across the country would have one. The squadron is the country's largest non-profit boating organization. Its 60,000...

Camas, Wash.-based Furuno USA, supplier of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System equipment, was awarded a contract to supply over 300 of its FA100 Automatic Identification Systems to New Orleans-based Tidewater Marine.(Company News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Camas, Wash.-based FURUNO USA, supplier of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System equipment, was awarded a contract to supply over 300 of its FA100 Automatic Identification Systems to New Orleans-based TIDEWATER MARINE, the world's largest...

Alfa Laval, provider of specialized products and engineering solutions based on technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling headquartered in Richmond, Va., has signed a five-year alliance with HRS Process Technology for the joint marketing and manufacturing of ViscoLine tubular heat exchangers in the United States.(Company News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... ALFA LAVAL, provider of specialized products and engineering solutions based on technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling headquartered in Richmond, Va., has signed a five-year alliance with HRS PROCESS TECHNOLOGY for the...

World Wide Metric.(Company News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... WORLD WIDE METRIC, headquartered in Somerset, N.J., has opened a new office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the company's fourth distribution center in the United States. This office will be a sales and full stocking location serving the Southeast...

One box, many uses: whether you're checking the weather or printing an invoice, SeaWave's NavSeries is a versatile package.
October 1, 2004... Take one laptop and lay it on another laptop and you have the approximate size of SeaWave's new NavSeries voice and data communication package. The unit features built-in satellite, cellular and GPS modems plus tracking and weather forecast...

Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering has developed a new Two-Stage Diesel Fuel Purification System.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... DIESELCRAFT FLUID ENGINEERING has developed a new TWO-STAGE DIESEL FUEL PURIFICATION SYSTEM. Stage one is-a high-speed centrifuge separator that removes 99.9 percent of the water and 95 percent of the solid contaminants in diesel fuel. It has...

Fugawi Marine has released its Marine Electronic Navigational Chart Software for PCs.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... FUGAWI MARINE has released its MARINE ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHART SOFTWARE for PCs. When connected to a GPS, boaters can navigate in real-time using a choice of map formats including the new, free-of-charge NOAA vector charts or inland...

ValvTect's latest Marine Diesel Fuel contains BioGuard microbiocide to keep the fuel free of bacteria and other microbiological contamination.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... VALVTECT's latest MARINE DIESEL FUEL contains BioGuard microbiocide to keep the fuel free of bacteria and other microbiological contamination. Its fuel stabilizer prevents sludge that plugs fuel filters. The fuel also contains a water...

Viking Life-Saving Equipment now offers two new types of solid life jackets that meet the latest SOLAS requirements.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT now offers two new types of SOLID LIFE JACKETS that meet the latest SOLAS requirements. The Viking PV9500 and PV9502 life jackets have been designed to keep the wearer afloat in extremely rough water conditions. The...

Shurhold Industries says its new Hammerhead brush is tough, quick and efficient, and the only marine brush specifically developed for use by hand or with a handle.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... SHURHOLD INDUSTRIES says its new HAMMERHEAD BRUSH is tough, quick and efficient, and the only marine brush specifically developed for use by hand or with a handle. Ergonomically conceived with a unique bi-level design, the Hammerhead has a...

New Found Metals announces the Smart Catch, which keeps doors secure and rattle-free but disengages easily.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... NEW FOUND METALS announces the SMART CATCH, which keeps doors secure and rattle-free but disengages easily. With its 316 stainless steel body, internal spring and soft rubber stop, the Smart Catch mounts to the wall or bulkhead. A straight or...

ESC Products has released CycleStat Event Counter to monitor device cycles and warn of potential problems.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... ESC PRODUCTS has released CYCLESTAT EVENT COUNTER to monitor device cycles and warn of potential problems. CycleStat calculates the number of times a pump or other device runs, so boaters can determine if a device is cycling too often. When...

Aquabond announces Marine Repair Compound, a two-part sandable and paintable epoxy that can be used on any vessel's surface, from fiberglass and plastic to aluminum and wood, above or below water.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... AQUABOND announces MARINE REPAIR COMPOUND, a two-part sandable and paintable epoxy that can be used on any vessel's surface, from fiberglass and plastic to aluminum and wood, above or below water. Aquabond says its compound also makes...

Sea-Fire Marine introduces new U.S. Coast Guard-approved Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers to protect small craft.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... SEA-FIRE MARINE introduces new U.S. Coast Guard-approved DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS to protect small craft. Model 130-180 is a compact unit containing 2 pounds of extinguishing agent and features an easy-test pressure check. Slightly...

Davis Instruments says its launching wheels and dollies easily get boats into the water.(At A Glance)
October 1, 2004... DAVIS INSTRUMENTS says its LAUNCHING WHEELS AND DOLLIES easily get boats into the water. The launching wheels fit in tracks mounted on a boat's transom. After locking the wheels in place, boaters can push watercraft over surfaces or through...

It pays to diversify.(Finance)
October 1, 2004... What is diversification? Often mentioned by the financial media, it is discussed broadly, but never in detail. As the cliche states, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." It is a sound strategy. Many investors do not adhere to the...

NMFS' new report system an 'outrageous imposition'.(Mail Buoy)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... East Coast fishermen should be alarmed about the required, electronic dealer and vessel reporting systems. These complicated systems are imposing a terrific burden on small dealers now and will be required of fishermen in a few years. Dealers...

NOAA survey haphazard, omits at least two languages.(Mail Buoy)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... I Just filled out a poorly written survey from NOAA. It looked like another survey to put us out of business and written by a person who does not understand the business. This current survey only counts the days spent on the water. I spend...

Last set.(dungeness crab)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... TONY COTTOR UNLOADS Dungeness crab at the Hallmark Fisheries buying station in Port Orford, Ore., in March. West Coast Dungeness fishermen enjoyed one of their better years during the 2003-04 season. In July, molted shells covered Oregon...