The use of personal flotation devices in the Northeast lobster fishing industry: An examination of the decision‐making process

Weil, Rebecca; Pinto, Keli Regiane Tomeleri da Fonseca; Lincoln, Jennifer M.; Hall‐Arber, Madeleine; Sorensen, Julie A.

doi:10.1002/ajim.22537

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“…Lack of PFD use is associated with workers’ negative perceptions and attitudes toward PFDs. Many fishermen recognize the effectiveness of PFDs to prevent drownings, but concerns regarding discomfort, cost, work interference, and potential for entanglement hinder widespread adoption throughout the industry ( 6 , 7 ). In 2008, NIOSH conducted a study in which participants in several Alaskan fisheries wore and evaluated various PFD types.…”

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Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing — United States, 2000–2016

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Lincoln

Lucas

2018

MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep.

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Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing — United States, 2000–2016

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Lincoln

Lucas

2018

MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep.

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“…In previous studies on the barriers to personal flotation device use, fishermen have expressed various concerns about personal flotation devices, including discomfort, cost, and possibility for increased chances of entanglement. 21–22 The lack of personal flotation device use in all man overboard fatalities since 2000 highlights the need for more research to understand fleet-specific barriers and develop innovative, wearable personal flotation devices to voluntarily increase use, as there are currently no regulatory mandates for fishermen to wear personal flotation devices. Because of the many fishermen who died after falling overboard as single operators or while working alone on deck, man overboard systems should be considered to alert others of a fall overboard and potentially shut off the engine.…”

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Work‐related mortality in the US fishing industry during 2000‐2014: New findings based on improved workforce exposure estimates

Lucas

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2017

American J Industrial Med

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Background Commercial fishing is a global industry that has been frequently classified as high-risk. The use of detailed surveillance data is critical in identifying hazards. Methods The purpose of this study was to provide updated statistics for the entire US fishing industry during 2010–2014, generate fleet-specific fatality rates using a revised calculation of full-time equivalent estimates, and examine changes in the patterns of fatalities and in risk over a 15-year period (2000-2014). Results During 2010–2014, 188 commercial fishing fatalities occurred in the US. Vessel disasters and falls overboard remain leading contributors to commercial fishing deaths. The Atlantic scallop fleet stands out for achieving substantial declines in the risk of fatalities over the 15-year study period. Conclusions This study found fatality rates in fishing fleets during 2010–2014 ranging from 21 to 147 deaths per 100,000 FTEs, many times higher than the rate for all US workers.

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“…Consistently identified barriers included regulations, management design and fishermen skill, experience, knowledge. Previous research has also indicated that social factors, including the culture on-board fishing vessels, may contribute to the challenging nature of the uptake of new safety measures (Weil et al, 2016). While efforts have worked to reduce the race-to-fish through better fishing incentives such as fishery rationalization (e.g., allocation of catch shares; Hilborn, 2007), which involves various strategies to reduce the race-tofish, several break-out groups indicated that the race-to-fish (categorized under regulations, management design) still exists and is a primary barrier to improving safety.…”

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Barriers to Achieving Conservation Engineering Goals in Commercial Trawl Fisheries

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The advancement of conservation practices in global trawl fisheries has been impeded in part by a lack of a collective understanding of the most relevant and broad-scale knowledge-needs, along with the identification of potential barriers to addressing these knowledge-needs. Using both an online survey and an in-person workshop, we engaged a diversity of fishing industry stakeholders including scientists, technology companies, trawl net makers, and fishermen working with North Pacific, United States, trawl fisheries to identify and prioritize areas in which further knowledge is required for successful implementation of conservation engineering practices. In addition, we identified barriers to addressing these knowledge-needs. Knowledge-needs related to fishing gear performance were identified among the top priorities, including several areas targeted at improving fishing efficiency that could further advance the sustainability of well-managed trawl fisheries. To better understand the composition and behavior of target versus non-target catch, workshop participants identified the importance of closing data and technology gaps. This highlights areas for potential collaboration between fishermen, researchers, and technology companies to address research prioritized by the end-user. Further, results from the workshop emphasized a need for industry-driven training and workshops focused on elevating fishermen skill for newer entrants through peer-learning and knowledge-sharing to achieve objectives like better non-target avoidance and increased fishing efficiency of the target species. Addressing these prioritized knowledge-needs, by first working toward overcoming the industry-identified barriers, may aid in increasing uptake of conservation practices, thereby contributing to the long-term sustainability of these fisheries and associated social-ecological systems.

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The use of personal flotation devices in the Northeast lobster fishing industry: An examination of the decision‐making process

Abstract: Future safety interventions will need to address significant barriers to PFD use that include issues of comfort and ease of use, as well as social acceptability of PFDs and reorientation of risk perceptions related to falls overboard.

Cited by 12 publications

References 13 publications

Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing — United States, 2000–2016

Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing — United States, 2000–2016

Work‐related mortality in the US fishing industry during 2000‐2014: New findings based on improved workforce exposure estimates

Barriers to Achieving Conservation Engineering Goals in Commercial Trawl Fisheries

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