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PACIFIC MARINE

EXPO

November 20-22, 1986

Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

Pacific Marine Expo, the com- mercial marine trade show sched- uled for November 20-22 at the

Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, rep- resents the largest forum for sharing marine technology and ideas that will take place on the West Coast this year.

Sponsored by National Fisher- man Expositions, the organizer of

Fish Expo and Seafood Expo, Pa- cific Marine Expo is intended as a western alternative to Fish Expo in the even-numbered years in which that show is held in Boston. A broad spectrum of equipment vendors will showcase their latest products and services in the Exhibition Hall, while the seminar program to take place in the adjacent Mercer Forum will bring together fishing and work- boat industry leaders to discuss key issues that confront them.

The 1985 Fish Expo held in Seat- tle drew 12,730 visitors and gener- ated approximately $100 million in business. When surveyed at that show, some 63 percent of the visitors said they were likely to attend Pa- cific Marine Expo this year. That survey also revealed that 95 percent of the attending vessel operators were optimistic about their contin- ued profitability, and envisioned making future investments in equipment and services.

Safety Conference

Now an annual event in the Pa- cific Northwest, the third Fishing

Industry Safety Conference will coincide with Pacific Marine Expo at the Seattle Center. This year's safety conference will focus on col- laborative efforts by the U.S. Coast

Guard and the fishing industry to establish voluntary safety programs for fishing vessels. Such programs are aimed at helping the fishing industry reduce the losses of life and property that occur in commercial fishing operations.

In addition, voluntary safety ef- forts are intended to help control skyrocketing insurance costs for fishing vessels, and to provide a cost-effective alternative to pro- posed regulatory safety enhance- ment measures. Currently, there are numerous legislative proposals in

Congress that would impose addi- tional safety requirements on fish- ing vessel operators. Industry and

Coast Guard spokesmen have lob- bied against proposals that call for mandatory safety inspections aboard fishing vessels, however, and have asked Congress to give the vol- untary programs a chance to prove themselves.

The Coast Guard has drafted a set of technical recommendations on the design, construction, and outfitting vessels, and has collabo- rated with the North Pacific Fishing

Vessels Owners' Association on a set of operational recommendations for fishing vessel skippers and crew- men.

The voluntary safety program proposed by the Coast Guard also calls for the establishment of crew training programs in conjunction with fishermen's associations across the country. Such programs have now been established in the Pacific

Northwest and other regions. This year's Safety Conference will fea- ture speakers from the Coast Guard and the fishing and insurance indus- tries.

Seminar Program

Thursday, November 20 9:00 am—"The State of the Sea- food Market," presented in coopera- tion with Seafood Business Maga- zine. The U.S. seafood market is heating up. What is in store for

West Coast producers? 9:00 am—"Public Policy and the

Waterfront," presented in coopera- tion with the Seattle Marine Busi- ness Coalition. The cost of doing business along the waterfront is ris- ing sharply because of development and regulatory pressures. What should our waterfront land use and environmental policies be?

Moderator: Tom Dyer, president,

Seattle Marine Business Coalition

Panelists: "The Political Perspective," by Jim

Street, Seattle City Councilman. "The Role of the Real Estate Devel- oper," by Richard Hesik, Kidder,

Matthews & Segner. "The Port of Seattle," by Pat

Davis, Port of Seattle Commis- sion. "The Industry Perspective," by

Bob McMahon, Marine Construc- tion & Design. "Environmental Concerns," by Phil

Johnson, Washington Department of Ecology.

Friday, November 21 9:00 am—By-Catch and Gear Se- lection," presented in cooperation with Pacific Marine Expo. Trawlers, crabbers, and longliners all catch fish and shellfish other than their target species. How should the com- plex of seafood resources be allo- cated among competing gear types?

Moderator: Steve Hughes, part- ner, Natural Resources Consul- tants.

Panelists: "The Theories of Gear Selection," by Dennis Lodge, head, Fisheries/

Nautical, Alaska Vocational Tech- nical Center. "The Politics of Management," by

Jim Branson, executive director,

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council. "The Trawler Perspective," by R.

Barry Fisher, president, New

Wave Fisheries, Inc. "The Crabber Perspective," by

Kris E. Poulsen, manager, Kris

Poulsen & Associates. "The Longliner Perspective," by

Mark Lundsten, skipper, fishing vessel Masonic. 9:00 am—"Regulation and the

Towing Industry," presented in co- operation with Pacific Maritime

Magazine. How much additional regulation is likely as towing ap- proaches the 21st Century? What are the probable consequences in terms of economics and technolo-gy?

Moderator: Tom Bringloe, The

Glosten Associates, Inc.

Panelists:

Steve Scalzo, Foss Launch & Tug

Company.

Stan Putzke, Crowley Maritime

Corporation.

Bill Lawrence, American Water- ways Operators.

L.A. Colluciello, National Trans- portation Safety Board.

Capt. Douglas C. O'Donovan,

U.S. Coast Guard.

W.M. Hannan, American Bureau of Shipping.

Saturday, November 22 9:00 am—"The Status of the

Stocks," presented by the Women's

Fisheries Network in cooperation with PME. How healthy are our sea- food stocks today, and how well do we understand them?

Moderator: Shari Gross, Gross &

Associates.

Panelists: "Salmon," Steve Pennoyer, Alas- ka Department of Fish & Game. "Crab," Jerry Reeves, National

Marine Fisheries Service. "Groundfish," Bob Francis, Fi- sheries Research Institute, Univer- sity of Washington. "Halibut," Steve Hoag, Interna- tional Pacific Halibut Commission. 9:00 am—"Third Fishing Industry 48 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News