William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith, known as ...

More than 500 members of the Mahra family are in the business of boating. They have more than a hundred boats and each boat ...

The boat show, which draws between 50,000 and 55,000 ... is smaller in attendance but trumps them in money spent. Last year, she said, the show generated $725 million in sales.

Next, we boarded the boat to learn about oyster shucking and enjoy the views. For the second part of our visit, we went to the dock, where we were passed off to a boat captain and a different tour ...