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Articles in August, 2004 issue of National Fisherman

• Mystery writer slips readers a Mickey
  by Linc Bedrosian
• Signs point to better days ahead for beleaguered Florida trappers
  by Hoyt Childers
• Shellfish-sniffing dog putting bite on poachers: former police dog trained to smell trouble
  by Ryan Stuart
• Works like magic: meet "Poof"--a simple but brilliant product that turns fuel and oil into fish food.
  by Michael Crowley
• Hold the salt: there are two types of water makers. One may be better for your boat
  by Ev Collier
• Cap'n Sane says ..
  by Perc Sane
• A-peeling harvest: David Karwacki proves that there are plenty of blue crabs in Georgia waters--you just have to know where to look
  by Hoyt Childers
• Acknowledging ripples
  by Bill Hogarth
• Electronic synergy: the integration of navigational devices into today's chart systems is becoming more and more seamless
  by Michael Crowley
• The mercury must fall
  by John Balbus
• Herring, roe fail to lure buyers to Norton Sound: evolving Japanese palates, Togiak cited
  by Charlie Ess
• Oceanside, Calif
  by Christina S. Johnson
• Crab rider doesn't fly
  by Terry Haines
• Conservation network raps red snapper plan: parties clash over impact of lowering TAC
  by Hoyt Childers
• Trade officials extend shrimp ruling deadline: late July is earliest date ruling is foreseen
  by John DeSantis
• Double-dredge rigs hit U.S.; early buy boat gets hauled
  by Larry Chowning
• Trollers savor soaring dock price for chinook: healthy payouts may last all summer long
  by Susan Chambers
• Where the herring take you: plans change almost as fast as the weather, but the 80-year-old Tyee handles whatever Mother Nature and the British Columbia fishery can dish out
  by Rick Crosby
• A day at the beach
• 10 years ago this month
• Grand Banks patrol nabs two Portuguese trawlers: but Canada denied permission to observe inspections of vessels charged with violations
  by Bob Gustafson
• 42-foot bait boat is redone; new owners won't be 'evil'
  by Michael Crowley
• Report says 'dead zones' growing global problem: lists 150 low-oxygen spots around world
  by Denise Trunk
• Suits them: Oceana's assertion that litigation is a last resort rings hollow with industry observers
  by Dexter Van Zile
• Bulletin board
• Limited re-opening set for troubled cod fishery: move buoys Gulf of St. Lawrence fleet
  by Bob Gustafson
• 50 years ago this month
• Auto response: more and more fishermen are being won over by longlining systems that help a boat's skipper and crews save time and make more money
  by Charlie Ess
• Yen's slip causes dock price to fall and cold storage holdings to rise
  by Charlie Ess
• Raising the bar on spreaders: replacing stainless steel with titanium offers major improvements for trollers
  by Michael Crowley
• Facing issues head on
  by Jerry Fraser
• 30 years ago this month
• Mass. organization reacts to U.S. ocean policy report
  by David Bergeron
• Copper River salmon fishery gets off to good start: stock is healthy, and so is demand for kings, which fetch harvesters $6.25 per pound
  by Charlie Ess
• Fishermen attempting to navigate Amendment 13's uncertain waters
  by Dexter Van Zile
• The risk of fixed income
  by Jeff Bogue
• Tender loving repair: skillful shipwrights restore a 62-year old power scow after it runs hard aground off Southeast Alaska
  by Lee Makovich