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New Longliner "Northern Leader" to Begin Fishing in August

Alaskan Leader Fisheries

One of the world’s biggest and most environmentally friendly cod longliners has begun its journey to Alaska. The 184 foot Northern Leader has left the shipyard, and after a few days of work in Seattle, it should be fishing for cod in the Bering Sea in about a month. KDLG’s Ben Matheson has the story: