Safety For 39 Million Fishers - A Lot to Improve

Send us Fan Mail“We need to pay more attention to fishing to make it safer because there are 35 million fishers going to sea and catching fresh fish and seafood for the world.  So 24 out of every 25 seafarers in the world, work in fishing”Cor Blonk, at FISH Platform Julia and Adam talk with Cor Blonk, from FISH Platform, which is working to raise safety standards in fishing around the world and reduce the number of deaths in fishing globally which is estimated to be anywhere between 20,000 and 100,000 deaths per year. Find out what some of the barriers are to making this a safer job, what role do regulations or lack of them play and what solutions can be developed to make a difference for the future? A new International Fund for Fishing Safety (IFFS) has been announced by Lloyd's Register Foundation which aims to support projects to improve safety in international fishing communities.  Find out more here.Find out more about FISH Platform here and to join you should email [email protected] episode of Seaviews is supported and funded by CHIRP and The Seafarers’ Charity NEWS!  If you love listening to us....you can also watch Sea Views episodes on YouTube.CHIRPImproving safety at sea worldwide through the confidential and independent reporting programme.Make an incident report to CHIRP Maritime hereThe Seafarers' CharityImproving the lives of seafarers and their families for more than 105 years.by Ahoy Communications Ltd