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In this report, challenges and solutions for exposed aquaculture operations have been presented. Exposed aquaculture is culturing of aquatic animals or plants at exposed locations. Exposed sites have potentially high waves, strong currents, and strong winds. Challenges for operations on exposed...

Rapporten presenterer resultater fra en analyse av de utløsende årsakene til dødsulykker og alvorlige personskader i fiskeflåten. Målet med analysen er å bidra til økt kunnskap om årsaksforhold som rederi, skippere og mannskap kan benytte som grunnlag for å implementere forebyggende sikkerhetstiltak...

The Norwegian aquaculture industry has the potential to become the country’s leading ocean industry in the future. More than 99% of the produced biomass is Atlantic salmon and trout. Norwegian fish farming is characterised by operations that are susceptible to changing weather, wind and currents...

The aquaculture industry is economically important in Norway, and the production is expected to increase in the future. Employees at the fish farms face a high risk of accidents compared to employees in other industries and the focus on safety from both industry and researchers has increased during...

Norwegian fish farming has traditionally taken place in open net pens at the coast and in the fjords. With the aim of utilising new areas, innovative farm designs for open ocean locations have emerged in recent years. The government is developing a regulatory framework for operating in these areas...

Marine and maritime operations are various in terms of purpose and complexity, and the safety management of these operations can be approached from many angles. Some of the safety research is thus specialized within one discipline or operation, although the industry could benefit from a broader...

...maintenance and daily inspections. Furthermore, fish farming is the second most risk-exposed occupation in Norway after being a fisherman (Aasjord and Holmen 2009, Holen et al. 2017a & 2017b). The harsher operating conditions set stricter requirements to maintenance and safety management strategies. ...

Introduction Norwegian aquaculture employees are exposed to a high accident risk compared to other industries. Today's open-sea fish farm production requires workers present at the fish farm daily performing manual tasks to ensure fish welfare and maintain farm structures. There is thus a need for...

BACKGROUND: Fishers exposed to unfavourable environmental conditions may suffer negative health ef- fects. This study aimed to identify musculoskeletal symptoms in professional fishers in Norway using data from several sources; register data, telephone survey and questionnaire. MATERIALS AND...

Objectives The Norwegian government declared Vision Zero for serious injuries and fatalities for everyone working at sea in 2022. Occupational accident rates in the Norwegian fishing fleet are higher than those for other maritime industries, and measures must be based on a thorough knowledge of...

Arbeidsmiljøet for fiskere preges av store helsepåkjenninger. Ulykkesstatistikker viser at til tross for ulike tiltak er fiskeryrket fremdeles et av de mest risikofylte yrker i Norge. Det har ikke vært mangel på gode forslag til helseforebyggende tiltak tidligere, men det har vært vanskelig å følge...

Denne rapporten beskriver resultater fra en spørreskjemaundersøkelse om sikkerhetsstyring i oppdrettsnæringen. Ledelse og stabspersonell har vurdert sikkerhetsforhold som kan påvirkes av ledelsen, som opplæring, tilsyn, prosedyrer og rapporteringssystemer. Det deltok 135 personer fra næringen, med...

While researchers have called for a global commitment to occupational health and safety (OHS) in aquaculture, this topic is seldom a part of the sustainability discourse in salmon fish farming. To provide updated knowledge regarding OHS in Norwegian salmon farming and identify possible determinants...

The expansion of aquaculture production into more exposed harsh and remote ocean environments presents both new opportunities and challenges. To manage the complexities of exposed operations, research into fish welfare, personnel safety, and facilitating technology is thus of key importance. This...

Havbruksnæringen er avhengig av kompetente medarbeidere som alle har rett på et forsvarlig og sikkert arbeidsmiljø. For å etablere kunnskap og tiltak for sikre operasjoner og helsefremmende arbeidsplasser i havbruksnæringen ble prosjektet "HMS i havbruk –Risikostyring i ulike produksjonsformer...

Background: Fishery is an important industry in Norway. Compared to other industries the number of occupational accidents is high. Fishers are exposed to a range of unfavourable working conditions, but there is limited research-based knowledge about the interaction between working conditions and...

Background Aquaculture workers are exposed to several workplace hazards. Norwegian fish farming has a high occupational injury rate. This article provides new knowledge about workers' perceptions of their health and work environment. Methods The study is based on data collected in a telephone...

Norway is the leading producer of Atlantic salmon worldwide. The development of the salmon fish farming industry has been profitable, but not free of safety challenges for fish, workers and the environment. The reputation of the industry is challenged by salmon escape incidents from net pens and the...

Mass mortality events (MMEs) are defined as the death of large numbers of fish over a short period of time. These events can result in catastrophic losses to the Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry and the local economy. However, they are challenging to understand because of their relative...

Hovedmålet med prosjektet har vært å forbedre fangstbehandlingen gjennom å forenkle, forbedre og effektivisere fangsting av hvitfisk, samtidig som at kvaliteten på fangsten og arbeidsmiljøet for de involverte blir ivaretatt. Både fartøy som driver med kombinasjonsfiskeri (pelagisk og hvitfisk) og...