by Laine Welch | Sep 17, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Safety, US Coast Guard
Every year vessel owners must renew documentation with the US Coast Guard as to the boat’s name, ownership, tonnage, home port and other basic criteria. It costs $26 – unless you get scammed by a private provider that charges three times as much. Fishing...
by Laine Welch | Jun 14, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Health & Nutrition, US Coast Guard
Commercial fishermen are no longer required to wear masks while working in outdoor areas. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a federal order on June 11 revising the rule that went into place inFebruary. A U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Information...
by Laine Welch | Feb 15, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Health & Nutrition, US Coast Guard
All fishermen in U.S. waters must wear masks while they are underway, even while sleeping, and the Coast Guard intends to enforce it. The order is in place now and fishermen are encouraged to send in comments and questions. It stems from an edict issued as a public...
by Laine Welch | Aug 3, 2020 | Fish Radio Programs, Safety, US Coast Guard
Tuesday, August 4th marks the 230th birthday of our nation’s oldest sea going service – the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard was launched in 1790 as the U.S. Lighthouse Service when the first Congress gave orders to build 10 vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws...
by Laine Welch | Jan 21, 2020 | Fish Radio Programs, Safety, US Coast Guard
Comfy, lightweight life jackets are easy to work in and keep you safe! Since 1994 it’s been the law that skippers and crews do monthly safety drills if they fish beyond three miles. “And those monthly drills have to cover Man Overboard, flooding, fire and abandoned...
by Laine Welch | Feb 5, 2019 | Fish Radio Programs, US Coast Guard
Small electronic beacons that are being used by more fishermen could net big fines. Automatic Identification Systems are attached to fixed gear like nets, longlines and pots and signal the locations via navigation systems, a laptop, even cell phones....
