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What's fresh and when? : Oregon seafood consumer guide 2017
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What's in a commercial fishermen's first aid kit?
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Commercial fishing crew agreements
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New to commercial fishing? Some tips and tricks from experienced fishermen
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FLIPP : Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program
Factsheet discribes the Fisherman Led Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP), a innovative project that includes commercial fishermen, researchers, extension agents, and coastal community members directly involved in the design of the project, collecting data and in testing injury prevention strategies. The project combines occupational saftey research with experience in working directly with the commercial fishing industry
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Oregon Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing : 2017-2018 Directive to Minimize Whale Entanglement Risk
This information sheet educates professional crabbers on best practices to avoid whale entanglement and reduce and recover derelict gear. It also provides information on how and when to report an entanglement
Dungeness crab fishermen perceptions of injury causation and factors in staying safe
Background: Commercial fishing is a hazardous occupation in the United States (US). Injury surveillance data relies heavily on US Coast Guard reports, which capture injuries severe enough to require reporting. The reports do not incorporate the fishermen’s perspective on contributing factors to injuries and staying safe while fishing.Â
Materials and methods: We conducted a pre-season survey of Dungeness crab fishermen during 2015 to 2016. Community researchers administered surveys to fishermen. Respondents reported their opinions about factors contributing to injuries and staying safe, which were grouped into similar themes by consen- sus. Descriptive statistics were calculated to explore the number of injuries, crew position, age, and years of experience. Chi-square tests compared perceptions of injury causation, staying safe, and other factors.Â
Results: Four hundred twenty-six surveys were completed. Injury causation perceptions were sorted into 17 categories, and staying safe perceptions were sorted into 13 categories. The most frequently cited causes of injury were heavy workload (86, 21.9%), poor mental focus (78, 19.9%), and inexperience (56, 14.3%). The most frequently cited factors in staying safe while fishing were awareness (142, 36.1%), good and well-maintained fishing gear/vessel (41, 10.4%), and best marine practices (39, 9.9%). Opinions were not significantly associated with experiencing an injury in the past while fishing, but some opinions were significantly associated with crew position, age, and years of experience.Â
Conclusions: The perceptions of fishermen can be evaluated further and incorporated into training or intervention development. The fishermen-led approach of this project lends itself to developing injury pre- vention strategies that are effective, realistic and suitable. The resources available at FLIPPresources.org, such as informational sheets for new fishermen, sample crew agreements, and first aid kit resources, supply workers in this fishery with real solutions for issues they identified through their survey responses.
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Injury Risk Perception of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishermen
The Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program is the first and only research focused on non-fatal injury prevention among commercial fishermen.
• No fishermen reported that they had zero chance of injury, regardless of injuries sustained in career and/or in the past year.
• Fishermen who have sustained an injury in their career and/or in the past year, have a higher perception of injury risk.
• There is no connection between a fisherman’s history with injury and the amount they worry about sustaining an injury.• Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous professions in the United States.
• Between 2002-2014 Dungeness crab fishermen had 209 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers.
• 405 surveys were collected by community researchers before the 2015-2016 Dungeness crab season.
• We examine here the association of injury and risk perception
Adult Male Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister) Movements near Reedsport, Oregon; A Collaborative Mark-Reacpture Study
Oregon’s commercial fishing industry is concerned about potential effects from proposed wave energy projects being planned in Oregon’s Territorial Sea (OTS). These concerns range from where devices will be put in relation to important fishing areas, from concerns about marine species such as Dungeness crab. Specific concerns about Dungeness crab are about potential impediments to their movement, behavior, and harvest. Though crabbing has been an important species economically for decades, there is little scientific information available on the movements of adult Dungeness crab, and no recent studies conducted in Oregon.
To help address this critical information gap, The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET), the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission (ODCC), granted funds to Oregon Sea Grant (OSG) to design and implement a collaborative research study on the movement of adult male Dungeness crab. Legal Sized male crabs (6 1/4” carapace width) were tagged at three locations near Reedsport, Oregon in October and November of 2009. A total of 2788 tags were deployed and crabs were recaptured in the commercial crab fishery, which stated on December 1st, 2009. Tags were returned to Oregon Sea Grant with recapture locations and a $20 reward per tag was given to the fishermen or vessel who returned the tag. Outreach materials were sent out to commercial Dungeness crab permit holders, seafood processors, ports, and were also at locations that commercial fishermen frequent (gear yards, marine supply stores, etc.).
Out of 2788 tagged crabs released, 952 crabs were recaptured and the tags returned to Oregon Sea Grant. A total of 626 tags were returned with location data of sufficient detail for analysis. The overall return rate of 34.15% is notably high for a mark-recapture study; however, this is not unreasonable because adult male crabs are what commercial crabbers are allowed to retain, thus a high percentage of adult male crabs are harvested each season. Additionally this study was specifically designed to have a high mark-recapture rate. A historic Oregon crab tagging study had a similar return rate. Crabs traveled distances ranging from 0.27 km to 90.68 km. 65% of crabs traveled less than 20 km, 77.7% of crabs traveled less than 30 km, and 95.5% of crabs traveled less than 50km. Crabs moved primarily in the alongshore direction, with minimal across shelf movement.
While the primary goal of this study was to study movements of adult male Dungeness crabs in Oregon, the secondary goal was to have a collaborative research project with commercial fishermen. To evaluate our secondary goal, we mailed surveys to fishermen who had returned at least one tag. We asked 10 questions, relating to their motivation for participating in the study, the value they thought they added to the study, perceived risks of participation, and ease of participation. 85 surveys were mailed and 42 surveys were returned, giving a survey return rate of 49.41%. 88% percent of respondents were commercial fishermen, 12% were recreational fishermen, 7% were seafood processors or unloaders, and 5% were charter fishermen.
60% percent of participants reported they participated in the study because they were concerned about wave energy. 57% participated because they wanted the reward and 48% reported their interest in research as a motivating factor. Respondents were allowed to select multiple reasons for participation, thus percentages do not add up to 100%. Most respondents did not think there was a drawback to participating in the study and 95% said they would participate in again in the future. Respondents were also asked open ended questions relating to any suggestions they have for future studies. These answers typically fell into four categories 1) concerns about potential environmental effects from wave energy 2) concerns about the priority of fishermen’s interests in wave energy and territorial sea planning activities 3) comments on clerical issues and 4) suggestions for future tagging studies
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Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP) Survey Results
Fisherman Led Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP) factsheet on survey results of injuries to fishermen and ways injuries can be avoided. FLIPP is an innovative project that includes commercial fishermen, researchers, extension agents, and coastal community members.
The goal of FLIPP is to understand non-fatal injuries in the Dungeness crab fishery and to test ideas to reduce or prevent these injuries.
This poster shares the results of our survey on crabbing-related injuries and fishermen’s insights on safety