Newbuild Fishing Boats Focus on Technology, Efficiency
Recent trends for building new commercial fishing boats focus on efficiency, modern technology and new systems for refrigeration, fuel and propulsion.
Fishermen’s News reached out to some West Coast companies to find out what they’re prioritizing when they design a new vessel.
Mike Carr, an engineer/designer with ACI Boats, a builder based out of Port Townsend, Wash., highlighted several areas of focus for his company. Carr has been commercial fishing in Bristol Bay since 2002 and began operating his own boat in 2010.
“When it comes to new technology, one of our main priorities is to sort the wheat from the chaff,” Carr said. “Some technologies can create new capabilities or provide a cost-effective alternative to older technologies, but it is easy to go astray.”
“The wrong decisions...