Occupation and health hazards in Nigerian coastal artisanal fisheries
There are more occupational and health hazards in the Fishing Industry than in other occupational categories in the world. In Nigerian Industrial Fisheries, safety measures are regulated while little attention is given to safety standards in the artisanal fisheries. In West Africa, the coastal artisanal canoe fatality rates have been given in 1991-1994 to be 300 to 1,000 per 100,000 fishermen. Thus, the fatality rate in Nigerian artisanal fisheries, (coastal states) has been estimated to be 999 to 3,329 per 100,000 fishermen. The high rate is due to piracy, boundary disputes between fishing communities, unemployment, societal low value for human life and human labour. The paper discusses the various types of accidents associated with artisanal coastal fisheries and give recommendations. Fishermen have rights to safe working conditions in their working environment just as workers in offices and factories on land.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2010
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| Subjects: | Engineering, Fisheries, Sociology, ASE, Nigeria, brackishwater environment, Hazards, Navigational hazards, Hazard assessment, Health and safety, Safety regulations, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38159 |
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