Safety at Sea

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oak Foundation has awarded US$400,000 to the International Fund for Fishing Safety (IFFS) to promote fisher safety in seven new regions.

20th January 2026

Fishing safety fund secures $400,000 to expand into seven new regions

20th January 2026

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

A new safety film has been launched to help fishermen prepare for one of the most dangerous emergencies at sea – man overboard recovery.

3rd July 2025

WATCH: New fishing safety film tackles man overboard recovery

3rd July 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Marking the UN World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency, The Nautical Institute and the FISH Platform are raising awareness on the urgent need…

28th April 2025

Op-Ed: UN Ocean Conference – an urgent opportunity to take action on fisher safety at sea

28th April 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Winning the highly-coveted Innovation Award at the recent Seawork Expo 2024, Europe’s largest on-water commercial vessel expo, is affirmation of all the hard work that Sea-Flux has put into launching in the…

4th July 2024

Award-winning Sea-Flux champions safer seagoing

4th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing crews are being encouraged to attend a course designed to save their lives at sea, after one man expressed his shock at “just how serious” trawling can be when someone falls…

30th April 2024

‘Shocked how little time I would have survived’

30th April 2024

OPINION

OPINION

Fishing continues to be one of the most dangerous professions globally with thousands of fishers estimated to lose their lives every year. However, safety incidents remain significantly underreported, which assuredly masks the…

1st December 2023

Opinion: Fishing for root causes on safety incidents

1st December 2023

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Inmarsat Maritime, part of the Viasat global communications company, has won the 2023 International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) Award for Innovation and Technology in Maritime Search and Rescue. 

19th October 2023

Inmarsat lands search and rescue award

19th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new commercial fishing safety campaign is underway to reduce fatalities and accidents within the UK’s small fishing vessel fleet. 

3rd April 2023

Fishing vessel skippers lead safety drive

3rd April 2023

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

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