Events
Stay up to date on upcoming events with the MLA calendar. We post MLA meetings, trainings, festivals and openings as well as other events that pertain to the lobster industry. You can sort by category or tags (i.e.lobster boat races). Let us know if you have something to post! 207-967-4555 or andi@mainelobstermen.org
- Categories
-
Tags
#coastalcommunities #marinescience #protecttheGOM #savemainelobstermen #umaine #zoommeeting 5k adhoc Alewives Allagash Brewing ALWTRP Amendment 21 Annual Meeting aquaculture arts and sciences ASFMC ASMFC Atlantic Herring Atlantic Salmon Barbeque BBQ Beals Island beer Belfast benefit Blueberries blueberry Board meeting boardmeeting Boat building boat races Boats boatshopworkshop BOEM book signing Boothbay Canadian Lobster carnival charity Christmas clams climate climate change clouds coast Coast Guard cocktails community Contra dance conversation cookout Coral crafts Damariscotta Darby's Days out dining Dinner Directors Meeting DMR Downeast Lobstermen's Association Draft Addendum II Draft Amendment II drill conductor training Eastport Eastport Salmon Festival ecosystem Eel eels El Faro elvers enrollment family friendly festival film fisheries Fishery Fishing Communities food food donation free Friendship fundraiser gear marking gearinnovationsummit ghost gear GMRI Grant Submission deadline Green Bee Green crab. Sea Grant groundfish gulf of Maine habitat halibut Harbor Fest harbor planning harborplanning Harpswell health insurance healthcare hearings herring history human heatlh Island Jambalaya dinner jonah crab kennebunkport kids event Kittery Knitting laboratory Landings Leadership learning lecture Legal Defense Fund lesser known fish species Lights lobster Lobster Advisory Council Lobster Boat lobster boat race lobster boat races Lobster Draft Addendum lobster fest lobster festival Lobster license list lobster quality lobster roll Lobster Zone Council lobstermen Long Island Long Island Maine Luke's Lobster Machias Maine beer maine center for coastal fisheries maine fisheries Maine Fishermen's Forum maine fishing Maine history maine lobster Maine Maritime Museum Maine seafood maine-built mainehistory mainelobster mainelobstermensforum mainemaritimemuseum mainetourism makeitnewshell marine history maritime marketing MCFA meeting meetings menhaden microbes microorganisms mid coast mittens MLA MLBC MLCA benefit MLMC mollusks monthly meeting music mussels National Lobster day NEFMC NMFS NOAA novascotia ocean conservancy ocean planning ocean water offshore wind Oil drilling open enrollment open house open mic Otto's Pizza oyster Oysters paintings pizza pizzza polar exploration Portland Prelude Primo Restaurant Recycle redfish Relief Fund research Research Proposal right whales river herring Rockand Rockland Rockland Harbor rocklandmaine rockweed rope Safety Safety training sailors Valentines Salmon Salmon Sunday salvage Santa Claus Scallop scallops Schoodic Schoodic Peninsula Sea Scallop Sea State lectures sea urchins seafood seafood celebration Seafood Expo North America seaweed Shellfish shrimp silent auction skate soft shell clam spawning stock assesment Stonington Stonington Lobster boat races striped bass support surf clams Survival training sustainability sustainable fishing Tenants Harbor Tier 4 Engines town meeting Trade show trainings trucks Tuna Union Restaurant USCG Vinalhaven Virginia weather webinar WERU Whale rules. whales Wind Winter Harbor yarmouth Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Zone E Zone F Zone G Zones A
Safety and Survival Training
Prepare for a full day of hands-on training in fighting fires, plugging leaks, and swimming to a life raft in a survival suit. This course is designed for all fishermen, including crewmen, to learn of hone fundamental survival skills like making a MAYDAY call, lighting flares and rescuing a person that falls overboard.
Drill Conductor Certification:
After completing the 1-day Safety and Survival Training Course, fishermen spend a second day learning how to lead monthly, on-vessel safety drills that are critical for building muscle memory and ensuring the crew retains their skills. Meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements under 46 CFR 28.270(c).
This free training is sponsored by Fishing Partnerships
