Climate actions
Enhance operational safety in offshore operations
Objective
Enhance safety for navigation and fishing operations.Description
A list of potential measures includes:
- adoption of improved personal flotation devices;
- investments in vessel stability;
- specific safety at sea courses.
For fisheries, adaptation could also include raising decks and moving gear, pump and crew operations to the stern of the boat.
Expected results
Safeguard the safety of the crew during navigation and reduce the deployment and conduct of fishing activity.Result indicators
Percentage of transport for fishery allowed [%]Involved actors
Fishery and aquaculture agencies, port authorities and public bodies with competence on safety at sea (coastguards) and establishing regulations and standards, local communities, boat-builders, fishermen.Expected timeline for action
- Short term (1-4 years)
Best practices
Criticalities
The long-term time frame of climate change projections are hardly compatible with the shorter investment time frame of maritime business.
Scope of the action
- Adaptation
Type of proposed actions
- Grey
- Soft
Sector of action
- Aquaculture / Fishing
- Coastal management
- Transport and infrastructure
Climate impacts
- Coastal erosion
- Floods
- Other
Implementation scale
- Municipality
- Region / Country