AED Draw Recipients

The initiative to equip fishing vessels with AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) for improved preparedness for marine cardiac emergencies began in 2018. In the winter 2019 issue of The Union Forum, the NL-FHSA issued a call for expressions of interest from fish harvesters working in NAFO zone 2J3KL who were interested in obtaining an AED for their fishing vessel. With the support of One Ocean and thanks to the generosity of the Hibernia Management Development Company and their partner The Heart and Stroke Foundation, 100 AEDs will be provided to those fish harvesters who expressed their interest in this initiative. 

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To be included in the draw, fish harvesters had to apply and meet the following eligibility criteria:
 

• Hold a current professional fish harvester certificate in the under 40’ and over 40’ fleet with an active groundfish license for 2J3KL

• Agree to attend AED training delivered by an approved training provider

• Agree to pay for the maintenance, inspection, and battery replacement of their AED
  
   

There were close to 200 applications, but as only 100 AEDs were available, names were selected by the NL-FHSA in a random draw with the support of the PFHCB and the FFAW/Unifor. In a separate agreement between One Ocean and ExxonMobile, an additional five AEDs were allocated to Ocean Choice International vessels and were not part of the draw.

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The Heart and Stroke Foundation will be contacting the recipients individually to make arrangements for the delivery of their AED.

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The following is a list of the recipients of the AED draw