Download or read book Report of the FAO/SPC Regional Expert Consultation on Sea Safety in Small Fishing Vessels written by and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains the report of an expert meeting, held in Fiji in February 2004, organised to consider regional and national sea safety programmes, following on from a survey undertaken in 2003 in the Pacific Islands region. The survey highlighted the significant number of deaths in the region associated with small fishing boats which have received the least attention in terms of legislation, construction standards, enforcement strategies, regional discussions, training or proper use.