Over the last 30 years, safety and health knowledge has increased and helped reduce fatali�es through secondary preven�on a�er vessel casualty occurs, yet vessel instability at sea has been causally related to over half of commercial fishing vessel casual�es in a persistent rate, annually. Our prior research indicated USCG vessel loss inspec�ons have commonly recommended a rou�ne stability assessment requirement for US commercial fishing vessels. Such data are not used internally to assess progress towards USCG fishing vessel program goals. Therefore, the main goal for this work is to formulate a strategy to effec�vely implement the desired policy and ul�mately to improve vessel stability in the industry. The strategy will be extracted from our analysis of two main data sources: the USCG commercial fishing vessel incident inves�ga�on reports, and key informant interviews of inves�gators and policy and administra�ve stakeholders. This will provide focused, objec�ve aten�on to exis�ng data combined with stakeholder knowledge about how to overcome ins�tu�onal or poli�cal barriers toward implemen�ng a proven primary preven�on policy. By seeking to increase safety and health informa�on sharing, the purpose of our proposed work and collabora�ve partnership aligns with the interests of the NIOSH/USCG coopera�ve agreement as well as the NORA AFF goals. We seek informa�on to answer the following ques�ons: 1. What does the Coast Guard recommend regarding stability? 2. Have those recommenda�ons been acted on? 3. If not, why not? We will conduct semi-structured, key informant interviews of USCG personnel to determine the process or procedure the USCG currently uses to translate their own recommenda�ons into policy. We will use qualita�ve analysis methods to objec�vely clarify the steps necessary to successfully implement such a policy, and to form a report to disseminate to stakeholders. A final report on the cumula�ve key informant interviews and recommenda�ons analysis will inform a strategy to meet shared goals of the coopera�ve agreement through policy implementa�on rather than con�nue to allow the regulatory status quo and persistent loss of life.