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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, vol.4, no.2, pp.99-106, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
In this study, the attitudes of fishermen in Çanakkale region towards occupational health and safety
measures have been investigated. For this purpose, a questionnaire consisting of 26 questions was conducted in
June 2021 with fishermen working in fishing boats registered to Çanakkale Central Port Authority. Data
obtained from responses of 103 randomly selected fishermen indicated that 99 participants (96.1%) were male
and 63 (61.2%) were married. Fifty-two of the participants (50.5%) were between the ages of 25-35. Only 26
(25.2 %) of the participants received higher education. 55 (53.4%) of the participants had 1-5 years of
professional experience. Fishermen between the ages of 19-24, with an associate degree and less than 1 year of
professional experience gave more positive answers regarding the occupational health and safety efforts in
fishing activities compared to those expressed by the personnel in other groups. There was a significant
difference between the occupational health and safety perception and age and professional experience variables
in fishing activities. The data obtained indicated insufficient efforts on fishing activities by the authorized public
organizations and institutions, docking problems of fishing boats, lack of OHS service in fishing activities.
Involvement of fishermen in the planning of fisheries related programs and informing employers about the
necessity of mandatory OHS services provided by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security may solve
identified problems.