With support from Transport Canada, Fish Safe is helping East coast fishermen with a plan to implement practical, hands on safety training on board their vessels
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It took a lot of planning and timing was everything, but in the end, Herring Days 2016 was a tremendous success
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Beginning today, Fish Safe is on Vancouver Island helping the herring fleet with their emergency preparedness. Prizes, prizes, prizes!!!
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Fish Safe will be releasing new Vessel Emergency Ditch Kits - head over to our blog to see what's new!
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Transport Canada issued a Ship Safety Bulletin reminding all owners and operators of Large Fishing Vessels that they need to make sure their bilge systems are functional and maintained on a regular basis.
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It’s with excitement that Fish Safe now prepares for increased activity with the support of Transport Canada and its funding of our “Safest Catch Initiative”
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Apparently, a fishing net tangled in the vessel's propeller may have resulted in loss of power and eventual drifting onto the rocks.
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Fish Safe will be available in 2016 once again to assist BC commercial fishermen apply for the Canada-BC Jobs Grant - just give us a call and ask for Ryan!
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The hug says it all. If you believe surviving a marine emergency is simply a question of luck, you must read this great story.
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Effective September 24, 2015 Mustang Survival has recalled certain MD315X PFDs that were manufactured between September 2014 and September 2015.
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Fish Safe is NOT WorkSafeBC. We are fishermen helping fishermen to come home safely. We can also help you meet compliance requirements - WorkSafe's and Transport Canada's - to help ensure your fishing operation runs smoothly and without disruption.
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Saturday's herring sale saw people lining up before 5 am for 50 - 60 tonnes of freshly caught herring in Steveston. Since 2011 approximately $350,000 has now been raised via the Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer charity.
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Cancer kills more kids aged 1 to 19 years old than any other disease. Every penny spent on herring helps kids with cancer at BC Children's Hospital. Since 2011 the herring sale has raised nearly $300,000 for these very sick kids.
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Whether it’s a fire or flooding emergency, bad stuff can happen in a hurry out on the water. Read how a commercial fisherman’s preparation for an emergency before an actual disaster occurred helped save the day.
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A Fish Safe Advisory Committee meeting was held on February 10, 2016 from 9am to 2pm.
Click here to read the summary of the meeting.
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Working Safely on the Fraser River is the result of some close calls during a foggy chum fishery on the Fraser River in 2013. The main goal is to address collision avoidance for all marine users on the Fraser River.
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This ‘Best Practices’ document is a collaborative effort by fishermen and members of the Herring Industry Advisory Board in an effort to assist fishermen in reducing or removing threats to stability, improve safety procedures and provide a quality product.
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A Fish Safe Advisory Committee meeting was held on September 17th, 2015 from 9am to 3pm.
Click here to read the summary of the meeting.
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