Fishing occupational health and safety: A comparison of regulatory regimes and safety outcomes in six countries

Marine Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 701-710

  Windle, M J S ^a   Neis, B ^a   Bornstein, S ^a   Binkley, M ^b   Navarro, P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Fishing; Health and safety; Regulation; Risk

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; FISHING; HEALTH AND SAFETY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42149086993     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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