BRUCE H. ADEE is associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Washington (UW) and served as director of its Ocean Engineering Program for over 10 years. He has been very active in many aspects of commercial fishing vessel safety and was instrumental in establishing the Fishing Vessel Safety Center at the UW. Dr. Adee is an expert in fishing vessel stability and has modeled the effects of various factors on stability. He is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard advisory committee on fishing vessel safety and an active member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Dr. Adee received a B.S.E. from Princeton University and M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees in naval architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.

DESMOND B. CONNOLLY is president of Independent Marine Services, Inc., where he surveys commercial vessels for condition and value, damage, and new construction and performs audio gauging. Prior experience includes 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), 11 years of sea duty, and 9 years with Marine Inspection offices. Mr. Connolly is a USCG Master of ocean steam or motor vessels (1,600 gross tons), USCG Second Mate of ocean steam or motor vessels (any gross tonnage), and Radar Observer and Adjustor of ocean and small craft. He is active in numerous professional maritime organizations and is the technical vice-president of the National Association of Marine Surveyors, Inc.

JOHN E. deCARTERET is an independent marine safety consultant, with 30 years of experience in marine vessel safety from his service in the Coast Guard. He served in every capacity of vessel operation and inspection, from deck watch officer to Chief of the Marine Safety Division, 13th Coast Guard District. Mr. deCarteret is well known as a marine safety expert emphasizing casualty and personnel investigations, surveys and inspections, litigation testimony, regulatory compliance, and pollution prevention and abatement. Mr. deCarteret received a B.S. degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and pursued advanced studies at Seattle Pacific University.

GUNNAR P. KNAPP is associate professor of economics in the Institute of Social and Economic Research and the School of Public Affairs at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Dr. Knapp's area of expertise is resource economics. He has studied the relationship between fisheries management and fishing vessel safety and has an extensive list of publications relating to fishing vessel accidents. Dr. Knapp received B.A. and Ph.D. degrees (economics) from Yale University.

HAL R. LUCAS is safety and loss-control manager for Sahlman Seafoods, Inc., where he is responsible for the safety program for a fleet of 100 U.S. registry shrimp boats. He developed shrimp boat safety self-inspection for the Southeastern Fisheries Association membership and designed a computer program for accident analysis, frequency, and severity measurements. His