Veteran harvester Jeff Turner is fishing halibut and black cod in Southeast Alaska this summer aboard his 50-foot longliner and troller Mirage, equipped with a new hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system.
After a short break from harvesting from Sitka up to Yakutat, Turner will head to the central and western Gulf of Alaska to fish black cod. His vessel is already using less fuel, emitting less exhaust and noise, and burning less oil — all of it good for his budget and the environment, said Linda Behnken, president of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association.