May 30, 2019 — Lifejackets for Lobstermen is making its way back to the SouthCoast. The program travels between ports in Maine and Massachusetts in vans, letting lobster and fishermen try on different life jackets and purchase one at a 50 percent discount.
The Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (NEC) developed the program after a study showed that in a large portion of lobster fishing deaths, recovered victims weren’t wearing life jackets.
The vans visited the SouthCoast in the beginning of April and will be returning in early June on the following dates and at the following locations according to NEC Research Coordinator Rebecca Weil.