The Fifth International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference (IFISH 5): A Gathering of International Safety and Health Experts in Commercial Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Processing

Details

• Personal Author:
  Lincoln, Jennifer E.
• Description:
  Few occupations are as old, or as hazardous, as commercial fishing. As the global production of seafood continues to rise, the health and safety of workers in not only fishing, but also the expanding aquaculture and seafood processing industries becomes an increasingly important area of research. Currently, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates the worldwide number of fishermen and fish farmers to be 59.7 million, operating a fleet comprising 4.5 million vessels. Workplace health and safety hazards vary greatly, with work settings as various as small vessels to large catcherprocessors and manufactured inland ponds to large marine farms in the ocean. Seafood processing includes a variety of processes and can all be done manually or more highly automated. China, Indonesia, India, the United States, and the Russian Federation were the largest seafood producers by volume in 2017. The top aquaculture producers were China, India, Indonesia, Viet Nam, and Bangladesh. It is estimated that 32,000 people lose their lives each year while harvesting seafood. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hunting Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Aquatic Working Environment Fishing Industry Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Safety Programs
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  309-310
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057854
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2019 Oct; 24(4):309-310
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennifer Lincoln, PhD, CSP, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Center for Maritime Safety and Health Studies
• Email:
  Jlincoln@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1bb6757835b2651ad9b9ac8c6abbdb2ae99f58c6a4b3b56c270a9afedd8103a4539bd74dcc55a9da73da54f431a2e465abf05889eb5c71d4f61f78cd01c66031
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215061/cdc_215061_DS1.pdf
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