• Governing the fisher body – safety as body-politics and fisheries governance 

      Sønvisen, Signe Annie; Thorvaldsen, Trine; Johnsen, Jahn Petter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-12)
      Body Mass Index (BMI) is not only the prevailing tool used for defining and diagnosing obesity, but it is also a tool that intervenes into fisheries governance, and into fishers’ lives and bodies. All fishers on board vessels over 100 gross tons (GT) must hold a seaman’s licence; too high a BMI may lead to a “loss-of-licence” and the inability to undertake their occupation. From a governmentality ...
    • The impact of fisheries management on fishers' health and safety: A case study from Norway 

      Sønvisen, Signe Annie; Thorvaldsen, Trine; Holmen, Ingunn Marie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-18)
      Since the late 1980s, Norwegian fishers have been subjected to a cohesive regulatory regime aimed at sustainable resource management. Despite high occupational injury rates and exposure to several factors that may influence health negatively, regulation of occupational health and safety (OHS) came late in fishing compared with other industries. Fisheries management and safety management are not ...
    • Musculoskeletal symptoms among workers in the commercial fishing fleet of Norway 

      Sandsund, Mariann; Øren, Anita; Thorvaldsen, Trine; Holmen, Ingunn; Sønvisen, Signe; Heidelberg, Cecilie Thon; Aasmoe, Lisbeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-25)
      <i>Background</i>: Fishers exposed to unfavourable environmental conditions may suffer negative health ef- fects. This study aimed to identify musculoskeletal symptoms in professional fishers in Norway using data from several sources; register data, telephone survey and questionnaire.<p> <p><i>Materials and methods</i>: Professional fishers (n = 25,971) registered in the period 2008-2013 were ...