TY - BOOK ID - 77885496 TI - Risks, dangers, and rewards in the Nova Scotia offshore fishery PY - 1995 SN - 1282853449 9786612853449 0773565450 9780773565456 0773513132 9780773513136 9781282853447 6612853441 PB - Montreal Buffalo DB - UniCat KW - Fishers KW - Fisheries KW - Anglers KW - Fishermen KW - Persons KW - Health and hygiene KW - Wounds and injuries KW - Job stress KW - Accidents KW - Sports persons KW - Sportspersons UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77885496 AB - According to Labour Canada, workers in the offshore fishery are more likely to be injured than workers in mining, construction, or forestry. Yet until recently these casualties at sea have been largely ignored by government and labour organizations. Risks, Dangers, and Rewards in the Nova Scotia Offshore Fishery describes the hidden cost paid by workers in the Nova Scotia offshore fishery, a cost measured not in dollars and cents but in deaths and injuries. In this comprehensive study Marian Binkley documents the level of risk and assesses the general health and stress level of workers in the Nova Scotia offshore fishery. She considers shipboard working environment; stress; accidents, injuries, and general health; safety awareness; job satisfaction and family life; and the impact on working conditions of government resource policies and companies' scientific management strategies. Using statistical analysis, participant observation, surveys, and interviews, Binkley establishes that factors such as technological developments, management changes, and home and community life affect the immediate work experience of fishers and can increase the dangers of an already hazardous occupation. ER -