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Articles in March, 2003 issue of National Fisherman

• A note to young readers
  by Jerry Fraser
• Fishing back when.
• Fish farm lures anglers to reel in excess salmon: six auction winners cast lines into net pen. (Northeast)
  by Jeff Della Penna
• Mega-trawlers off Maine are destroying tuna fishery. (To the editor)
  by Chris Weiner
• At-sea cuisine. (Galley Watch)
  by Dexter Van Zile
• Shooting into cyberspace: KVH's TracNet 2.0 gives you more information, faster. (Product Roundup).
  by Michael Crowley
• Researchers seek funds to analyze acoustic data: could clarify groundfish biomass picture. (Northeast)
  by Dexter Van Zile
• Check then modify: consult your local naval architect before changing your boat's equipment. (Retrofits).
  by Garrett Norton
• Radical radios: Simrad's newest VHFs come with unconventional features.
  by Michael Crowley
• Channel Islands closure sparks coalition lawsuit: sport, commercial fishermen fight to lift ban. (Pacific)
  by Christina S. Johnson
• Competition and unity can coexist. (Forum)
  by Bob Luce
• Parting ways. (Consequences).
• Plunging price prompts crabbers to tie up--again: after a second strike and securing a price of $1.40 per pound, fleet returns to grounds. (Pacific)
  by Jennifer Karuza
• New repair yard for Texas; Va. builder hauling since '30s. (South).
  by Larry Chowning
• Gone to the dogs: restrictions make cod fishing tough enough. Having to discard thousands of pounds of dogfish makes it worse. (At Sea).
  by Dexter Van Zile
• Alaska gillnetter being built; schooner Grant gets hauled. (West).
  by Michael Crowley
• European Union ministers slash whitefish harvests: North Sea cod, haddock quotas halved. (International)
  by Linc Bedrosian
• Court rules Alaska owns Tongass forest shoreline: battle continues over Glacier Bay fishing. (North Pacific)
  by Charlie Ess
• Credit deserved for holder of pound net panel patent. (Mail Buoy)
  by David Boyd
• Auditor general's report is critical of Coast Guard: doubts agency ability to protect fishermen. (Canada)
  by Bob Gustafson
• Canadian harvest is raining down on the West Coast fleet's parade. (Pacific Prawns).
  by Abner Kingman
• Stocks continue to rebound nicely, but market and prices are lagging. (Northeast Scup).
  by Dexter Van Zile
• A catamaran for lobstering; yard seeing repeat customers. (North)
  by Michael Crowley
• Bulletin board
• Parasites gain ground on Chesapeake's oysters: lengthy drought favors spread of disease. (Northeast)
  by Mary Madison
• Prices, landings indicate a fishery on upswing; restrictions rethought. (Gulf/South Atlantic grouper).
  by Hoyt Childers
• Policy change sought at Fishermen's Terminal: port asked to allow fish sales from boats. (Pacific)
  by Jennifer Karuza
• Cap'n Sane says ... (Mail Buoy).
  by Perc Sane
• The doctor is in: Richard Young, a skipper with a PhD., believes he has the cure for what ails the West Coast groundfish fishery. (At Sea)
  by Abner Kingman
• Recreational billfisherman questions NF bycatch story. (Mail Buoy)
  by Dan Kipnis
• Production dip reflects roe demand, with Togiak yielding shortest money. (North Pacific Herring).
  by Charlie Ess
• Where we live. (Home Port)
  by Charlie Ess
• Conservation technology: the past meets the future in St. John's. (Gearing Up)
  by Jerry Fraser
• Power drain: batteries that aren't properly charged cost time and money. (Charge Time).
  by Ev Collier
• Sealant of approval: teaching new fiberglass to stick to old boats. (Boats & Gear).
  by Robert Fritchey
• Steel Fin II: Albacore troller, swordfish gillnetter and shrimp trawler. (Boat of the Month)
  by Christina S. Johnson
• The vision thing. (Editor's Log)
  by Jerry Fraser
• Sunset for the Western: reflections on a fishing schooner's well-lived life. (This Old Boat).
  by David Peterson
• Newfoundland ports reopen to Estonia fishing boats: but concerns about Faroe Island violations of fishing nation coalition rules still unresolved. (Canada)
  by Bob Gustafson
• In N.E., a team effort toward sustainability. (Gearing Up)
  by Michael Crowley
• A global perspective. (A Letter From Bill Hogarth)
  by Bill Hogarth