Review of fishing safety policies in Canada with respect to extreme environmental conditions and climate change effects

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• 作者：Sara Rezaee ; Mary R. Brooks ; Ronald Pelot
• 关键词：Fishing safety ; Fishing policies and regulations ; Extreme environmental factors ; Climate change
• 刊名：WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：16
• 期：1
• 页码：1-17
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• 刊物主题：Public International Law; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Offshore Engineering;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1654-1642
• 卷排序：16

文摘

Fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. Numerous research studies have been carried out to improve fishing safety from many different perspectives. Several of these studies focused on the relationship between environmental factors, climate change effects, and fishing safety. This paper aims to suggest a knowledge mobilization structure that translates findings of this type of research into input of evidence-based decision making and consequently improve and update fishing policies with respect to fishing safety and environmental conditions. Significant safety factors extracted from related literature are stability of vessels, fisheries management, safety equipment, communication, insurance, training, safety information and culture, weather forecasts, fatigue, and search and rescue planning. The paper then reviews policies related to these factors to examine if they address extreme environmental conditions and climate change effects. The paper presents recommendations to improve general fishing safety with respect to short- and long-term environmental considerations.