# Getting Fishermen Home Safe | Sea Views

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Podcast: [Yachting Channel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yachting-channel-598743)
Published: 2026-06-11T17:19:54+00:00
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## Resource

Fishing safety does not start with paperwork. It starts with the people who go to sea. In this episode of Sea Views , Julia Gosling and Adam Parnell are joined by Darren Guard of Guard Safety , a New Zealand fishing safety specialist whose life has been shaped by commercial fishing, vessel operations, safety culture, regulation, training, and fisher wellbeing. Darren comes from one of New Zealand’s oldest European-descendant fishing families, with nearly 200 years of history in the sector. From growing up around fishing vessels to working with Maritime New Zealand, fishing companies, regulators, and crews, his perspective is built on lived experience rather than theory. This conversation looks at what it really takes to change safety culture in commercial fishing. Darren explains why trust matters, why safety systems have to be simple and practical, and why fishermen are more likely to engage when safety is made relevant to their families, their livelihoods, and the realities of working at sea. The discussion also moves into the mental health pressures facing inshore and commercial fishers, the need to treat fishermen as people and not just as labour, and why sustainable fisheries must also mean sustainable fishers. Darren shares the work behind MarineSAFE , the potential of MarineSAFE Pacific , and how online training, mobile access, and community-based learning could help reach remote fishing communities across the Pacific. From New Zealand’s fishing fleet to global safety standards, the Cape Town Agreement, CHIRP confidential reporting, and The Gleam Fishing Channel, this is a practical and deeply human conversation about getting fishermen home safe. In this conversation: • Commercial fishing safety and risk at sea • Darren Guard’s fishing family history • Building…

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