Safest Catch

This video introduces fishermen to the Safest Catch Program, a safety program designed by and for commercial fishermen on both the west and east coast of Canada. Narrated by Jim Byrnes, this motivational program highlights professional fishermen demonstrating realistic safety drills and safety orientations for their crews.

The Safest Catch program is a British Columbia-based safety program for commercial fishermen. It was created by fishermen, for fishermen and is facilitated by actual commercial fishermen working as qualified Safety Advisors. As an end-to-end safety management system, the program is delivered on board vessels and focuses on 3 main areas: Safety equipment orientation, emergency drills and written documentation of emergency procedures.
 
 

Making a living in BC's commercial fishing industry has never been easy - doing so safely has been equally challenging. With this history and reality in mind, Fish Safe is pleased to launch its new video Sustaining Fishermen in Sustainable Fisheries, a video that showcases important elements of BC's current wild capture commercial fisheries and the people who participate in them.