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Commercial sector research

Maritime NZ works alongside WorkSafe NZ and key industry stakeholders to better understand health and safety attitudes and behaviours across commercial maritime sectors, including commercial fishing. This research informs the interventions and programmes we design to reduce workplace harm and fatalities.

Explore our latest research findings, industry surveys, and insights that help shape a safer maritime workplace for all New Zealanders.

Industry surveys

WorkSafe NZ and Maritime NZ are interested in finding out about how attitudes and behaviours are changing over time and how the vary by industry. To do this, these agencies have funded comprehensive surveys of health and safety attitudes and behaviours amongst a number of high risk industries, including commercial fishing.

2017 - Health and Safety Attitudes and Behaviour Survey – Commercial Fishing

Research company Nielsen surveyed commercial fishing operators and workers nation-wide on health and safety and compiled the results for WorkSafe NZ and Maritime NZ. The results show employers are placing more importance on health and safety, and taking ownership of health and safety in the commercial fishing sector.

2017 Survey - full report
PDF: 5 MB, 146 pages
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2017 Survey - 2 page summary
PDF: 52 kB, 2 pages
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2014 Commercial Fishing Sector Research

2014 Survey of attitudes and behaviours
PDF: 4 MB, 207 pages
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