Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005

Background. Although commercial fishing has become established as the most hazardous occupation in Western countries, relatively little has been reported on mortality from disease among fishermen. Objectives. To investigate the causes of work-related mortality from disease in the UK fishing industry...

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Main Authors: Roberts, Stephen E., Rodgers, Sarah E., Williams, Judy C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Published: Via Medica 2010
Subjects:
Fishermen; UK fishing industry; mortality from disease; ischaemic heart disease; distant water trawlers
Arctic
Online Access:https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/26287
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spelling ftviamedicaojs:oai:czasopisma.viamedica.pl:article/26287 2023-05-15T15:00:02+02:00 Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005 Roberts, Stephen E. Rodgers, Sarah E. Williams, Judy C. 2010-03-26 application/pdf https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/26287 Via Medica Completion of the online submission form electronically is tantamount to automatically and free-of-charge transferring of the copyright for publishing and distribution of the submitted material (in all known now and developed in the future forms and fields of exploitation) to the Owner, i.e. International Maritime Health Foundation, under condition that those materials are accepted for publication. The authors agree not to publish any data or figures presented in their work anywhere and in any language without the prior written consent of the owner of the copyrights, i.e. the Owner. Legal relations between the Publisher and the author(s) are in accordance with Polish law and with international conventions binding to Poland. The legal bases to acquiring the copyright are article 921 section copyright law and related law as well as the international conventions binding to Poland. International Maritime Health; Vol 58, No 1-4 (2007); 15-32 Fishermen; UK fishing industry; mortality from disease; ischaemic heart disease; distant water trawlers Peer-reviewed Article 2010 ftviamedicaojs 2019-03-25T12:56:52Z Background. Although commercial fishing has become established as the most hazardous occupation in Western countries, relatively little has been reported on mortality from disease among fishermen. Objectives. To investigate the causes of work-related mortality from disease in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005, trends in mortality over time and how it varies according to the sector of the fishing industry, to investigate non-work related mortality among fishermen ashore, and to compare it with that in other populations. Methods. Examination of paper death inquiry files, death registers and death returns, as well as GIS mapping for a defined population of 1.45 million fishermenyears at risk. Results. From 1948 to 2005, there were a total of 449 work-related deaths from disease identified in the UK fishing industry, with a corresponding mortality rate of 30.9 per 100 000. The mortality rate increased from about 35 per 100 000 in the late 1940s to 60 in the early/mid 1970s but fell sharply to about 10 by the late 1970s. Most of the deaths were caused by ischaemic heart disease followed by other circulatory diseases, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases. The highest mortality rates were identified for fishermen employed on board distant water trawlers, particularly those operating in Arctic waters. Conclusions. The study shows that fishermen in distant water trawlers, particularly in Arctic conditions, have the highest risks of mortality from disease. The high risks presumably reflect lifestyle risk factors as well as extremely hazardous and stressful working and sleeping conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Via Medica Journals Arctic
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topic Fishermen; UK fishing industry; mortality from disease; ischaemic heart disease; distant water trawlers
spellingShingle Fishermen; UK fishing industry; mortality from disease; ischaemic heart disease; distant water trawlers
Roberts, Stephen E.
Rodgers, Sarah E.
Williams, Judy C.
Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005
topic_facet Fishermen; UK fishing industry; mortality from disease; ischaemic heart disease; distant water trawlers
description Background. Although commercial fishing has become established as the most hazardous occupation in Western countries, relatively little has been reported on mortality from disease among fishermen. Objectives. To investigate the causes of work-related mortality from disease in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005, trends in mortality over time and how it varies according to the sector of the fishing industry, to investigate non-work related mortality among fishermen ashore, and to compare it with that in other populations. Methods. Examination of paper death inquiry files, death registers and death returns, as well as GIS mapping for a defined population of 1.45 million fishermenyears at risk. Results. From 1948 to 2005, there were a total of 449 work-related deaths from disease identified in the UK fishing industry, with a corresponding mortality rate of 30.9 per 100 000. The mortality rate increased from about 35 per 100 000 in the late 1940s to 60 in the early/mid 1970s but fell sharply to about 10 by the late 1970s. Most of the deaths were caused by ischaemic heart disease followed by other circulatory diseases, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases. The highest mortality rates were identified for fishermen employed on board distant water trawlers, particularly those operating in Arctic waters. Conclusions. The study shows that fishermen in distant water trawlers, particularly in Arctic conditions, have the highest risks of mortality from disease. The high risks presumably reflect lifestyle risk factors as well as extremely hazardous and stressful working and sleeping conditions.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Roberts, Stephen E.
Rodgers, Sarah E.
Williams, Judy C.
author_facet Roberts, Stephen E.
Rodgers, Sarah E.
Williams, Judy C.
author_sort Roberts, Stephen E.
title Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005
title_short Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005
title_full Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005
title_fullStr Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005
title_full_unstemmed Mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the UK fishing industry from 1948 to 2005
title_sort mortality from disease among fishermen employed in the uk fishing industry from 1948 to 2005
publisher Via Medica
publishDate 2010
url https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/26287
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op_source International Maritime Health; Vol 58, No 1-4 (2007); 15-32
op_rights Completion of the online submission form electronically is tantamount to automatically and free-of-charge transferring of the copyright for publishing and distribution of the submitted material (in all known now and developed in the future forms and fields of exploitation) to the Owner, i.e. International Maritime Health Foundation, under condition that those materials are accepted for publication. The authors agree not to publish any data or figures presented in their work anywhere and in any language without the prior written consent of the owner of the copyrights, i.e. the Owner. Legal relations between the Publisher and the author(s) are in accordance with Polish law and with international conventions binding to Poland. The legal bases to acquiring the copyright are article 921 section copyright law and related law as well as the international conventions binding to Poland.
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