New Bedford - USA - Spring 2026

Cor Blonk, chair of the FISH Platform

1. FISH Platform: Cor Blonk, Introduction of the FISH Platform and the purposes of regional and international representation of fishing safety issues.
2. International Fund For Fishing Safety: Alan McCulla An overview of the state of affairs at IFFS by Alan McCulla, coordinator of IFFS.
3. International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference (IFISH): Julie Sorenson

1. Minutes of the last FISH Platform meeting Annex 3.1 DRAFT Report of FISH Platform meeting and conference Indonesia.
2. Members’Affairs

• Membership Committee
• Appointment of Vice-Chair of the FISH Platform
• Membership engagement

Introductions with a review of what is happening in the positive sense.

1. Safety Training in the United States (AMSEA and FPSS)
2. Basic Safety Training in revised IMO STCW-F
3. Discussion

1. Overview of U.S. Vessel Construction Requirements (TBD)
2. FISH Platform Working Group: Functional Fishing Vessels Construction Standards
3. Ratification of the Cape Town Agreement
4. Discussion

1. Working Group activity led by Robert Greenwood, to review the oversight paper and discuss if any areas identified could become a working group to further the work.

a. Jennifer Lincoln will provide an overview of NIOSH’s work in the fishing industry.

a. Overview of Vessel Stability Challenges and Solutions in the U.S.

Closing remarks for day one.

a. Overview of lifejacket efforts in the U.S. (FPSS and Oregon State University) b. Fishing Safety Management Code (FISH Platform)

1. To review the original terms of reference for this group and consider re-establishing the working group.

All are invited to an evening reception at Merrill’s On the Waterfront (16:30-18:30)