Safety & Distress

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A programme designed to improve the culture of safety in Australia’s commercial seafood industry has been launched by seafood industry body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), in conjunction with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Fisheries Research and Development…

16th February 2023

Sea Safe for Aussie fishers

16th February 2023

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Shout, a free 24/7 confidential text service has been launched to help tackle mental health in the UK fishing industry. 

6th December 2022

Fishers’ health service

6th December 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The first at-sea assessment of working conditions and crew welfare onboard a longline vessel supplying Thai Union has already led to improvements being made, with more expected to follow, according to the…

24th November 2022

TU improves fisher welfare

24th November 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 400 crew members on 12 Spanish tuna fleet vessels operating in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans are participating in the second stage of the first pilot project of a…

28th October 2022

Fleet advances telemeds

28th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seven seafood industry and seven non-government organisations have declared their support of a call made by The Pew Charitable Trusts to the member states of the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of…

7th September 2022

Fisher safety unites industry

7th September 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Thordon Bearings’ authorised distributor in Mexico, TZ Industrias, has secured an order to supply the Canadian company’s TG100 shaft seals, equipped with a safe return to port (SRTP) emergency seal, to a…

28th June 2022

Mexico win for Thordon

28th June 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 500 medical kits are being distributed to Thailand’s fishing fleet by Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union through a new initiative to enhance the health and safety of workers onboard fishing vessels.

24th May 2022

Medical kits for Thai fishers

24th May 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The crew of Icelandic trawler Vestmannaey did all the right things when a fire broke out on board while steaming home with a full fishroom.

29th October 2021

Quick reactions

29th October 2021

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Scottish manufacturer, Quiksling, has re-launched its eponymous twin-harness man overboard (MOB) rescue and recovery system, now with Lloyds type approval.

25th October 2019

Quiksling reissued with Lloyds type approval

25th October 2019

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

ACR Electronics has released a new automatic buoy marker light, a high-intensity LED strobe that provides brighter light in all directions for clear marking of a man-overboard site.

30th September 2019

ACR Electronics unveils new COB light

30th September 2019