Voices from Offshore : Narratives of Risk and Danger in the Nova Scotian Deep-Sea Fishery
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Social and Economic Studies
ISBN-10
0919666760
ISBN-13
9780919666764
Publisher
Memorial University Press
Imprint
ISER Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1994
Print length
246 Pages
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
CanadaIndustrial relations, health & safetyIndustrial relations, occupational health and safety
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Deep-sea fishing hides a perilous truth in Canada where many lose their lives or are injured every year. Eye-opening interviews reveal that survival depends on vigilance and experience, as only the most safety-aware seamen prosper. Novices often fall prey to the inherent hazards of this treacherous occupation.
Every year more men are maimed and killed while deep-sea fishing than in any other industry in Canada. Yet, until recently, these casualties were largely ignored by government and labour. In interviews with fishers and their families, scallopers, engineers, fish plant owners, and others whose livelihoods are hostage to the fishery, this book examines the hazardous and physically demanding occupation of deep-sea fishing. A complex and fascinating picture emerges: the sea is inherently dangerous and good fishers are, by definition, preoccupied with safety. As both owners and skippers point out, it is the 'best' seamen (the most safety-conscious) who make the most money. Several interviewees describe the dangers of novice fishers, or 'greenhorns', who "get in such queer wrong places."
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