From the Editor

From the Editor: Offshore Wind

Offshore wind energy development is a subject that has piqued the interest of quite a few in the maritime industry over the past several months, partly because in late June the Biden Administration announced plans to open a number of areas off the California coast to offshore wind development. The issue is so important that there’s an article devoted to it in this month’s issue of the magazine, including comments from representatives of the commercial fishing community. And although the various concerns about the feds’ proposal are legitimate and completely warranted, it’s worth noting that on the other side of the country, offshore wind energy has apparently not harmed fishing, as some thought it would. In fact, according to studies, it has seemed to actually help improve fishing in the...

From the Editor: In Memoriam

The Fishermen’s News and Maritime Publishing families lost a beloved member recently. John Platt Hurwitz, who co-wrote the magazine’s “California Waypoints” column with his wife, Irene Marie Hurwitz, died in April. What turned out to be the final column written by John & Irene appeared in the April/May edition of the magazine, which happened to be the first issue of the relaunched version of the magazine. It went out to subscribers in late April, just days before John’s death on April 25. One last “California Waypoints” column appears in this issue; it’s be a tribute to John, co-written by Irene with John’s nephew, Ben Platt. It can be found at the end of the issue and believe me, it’s quite a read. Although I’m new to the job of managing editor, reading the magazine over the year...

A new beginning…and a continuation. That’s what this issue of Fishermen’s News represents. First, it’s a new beginning because the magazine has changed ownership. As you may know, Philips Publishing has sold the magazine to San Diego-based Maritime Publishing. Maritime Publishing is a division of Training Resources Limited, the largest privately held provider of maritime training in the Western United States. The magazine’s new publisher is Dave Abrams, the CEO of Training Resources Maritime Institute. He’s a former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer and a certified instructor with the National Safe Boating Council, as well as an authorized instructor for the USCG Auxiliary Boating Skills & Seamanship program. So why would Dave enter publishing? His interest arose out of a desire to ...