AMSEA Blog

AMSEA's new Executive Director, Dr. Leann Fay, and her research assistant, Mayugiaq Melanie Sagoonick, completed a pilot study of the set...

It may seem obvious, but staying out of the water dramatically improves your chances of survival on a commercial fishing vessel. No one...

The USCG published a marine safety alert addressing the dangers of unprotected heat sources on marine vessels. For example, is your boat...

Emergency satellite devices have never been more reliable, with increased satellites in the sky and devices that reach over 22,000 miles...

Fishermen are often closer to a vessel issuing a MAYDAY than the USCG, making you the quickest on the scene to give aid. A basic...

Fishing alone on the boat, sleepy, and maybe a little careless, the wrong roll of the deck while climbing into the pit with a cup of...

Now is a great time to become a certified drill conductor or to refresh! Upon completion of your AMSEA drill conductor course,...

The USCG just released its report on the grounding of the Ever Forward back in March 2022. Distracted Driving was to blame in the...

In June 2022, the USCG inspection officers noticed a defect in many of the immersion suits they were examining. There was delamination...

U.S. Coast Guard command center crews in the Northeast states have a new way to locate vessels in distress.

You have finished your boat and gear work. The boat is fueled and iced. You have groceries and crew aboard and you are ready to slip the...

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin this month, reminding mariners of the hazards when crossing bars in the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a network of satellites called SARSAT, that helps forecasters track weather...

This winter has gotten off to a rough start when it comes to commercial fishing vessel casualties. On December 31, two crew survived and...

It's probably fair to say that the New Year's Eve sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose and loss of five crew has shaken folks up in the...

Editor’s note: It’s no secret that the U.S. opioid epidemic has strongly impacted the commercial fishing industry. A vessel operator can...

An ongoing service outage has been affecting U.S. Coast Guard VHF radio stations along much of the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. The...

Commercial fishing vessels, registered over 79 feet and built after 1991, if not load lined or substantially altered, are required to be...

Once the fishing season ends, many commercial fishermen turn to the endless list of maintenance tasks that comes with owning or working...

Dennis Robillard and his son, Tyler, are New England lobstermen and they know the value of wearing a PFD while on deck. After attending...