Commercial Fishing Safety Council Working Group

Date: April 22, 2026

Time: 7pm - 8pm

Location: Remote via Microsoft Teams

Town: Remotely via Microsoft Teams

The Commercial Fishing Safety Council will meet remotely on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 7pm-8pm. The meeting agenda is below and a link to join the meeting follows.

  1. Welcome
  2. Debrief on the Single-Handed Fishing Workshop at the 2026 Fishermen’s Forum.
  3. Update on the Memo of Recommendations for the Scallop Advisory Committee (attached)
  4. Brainstorming Session I: Ropeless fishing safety issues in preparation for the June quarterly meeting on June 17h, when the DMR ropeless fishing gear team will join us. Brainstorming Session II will take place at the May Working Group meeting.
  5. Discussion of Near-miss Entanglement Study questions provided by Ann (check your email on Tuesday, please, for an early draft of questions.
  6. Brief orientation to the Labor Law Issues - Jeff Nichols
  7. Determination of date for next working group meeting – either May 13 or May 20 @ 7-8 pm.
  8. Other Business
  9. Adjourn

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