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ArticleJournal of agromedicine2025

Health and Safety in U.S. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Aquaculture: A Qualitative Study.

Caitlin A Ceryes, Elizabeth Nussbaumer, Emma E Moynihan, E R H Moore, David C Love, Jacqueline Agnew, Roni Neff, Jillian Fry

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Article in Journal of agromedicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Caitlin A CeryesDepartment of Health Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8620-1991
Elizabeth NussbaumerCenter for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Emma E MoynihanDepartment of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
E R H MooreDepartment of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
David C LoveCenter for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jacqueline AgnewDepartment of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Roni NeffCenter for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jillian FryDepartment of Health Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA.

Funding

Traning Program in Environmental Health SciencesT32ES007141 · NIEHS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Marsha Wills-Karp · 1985 to 2026
$22.2M
NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007141NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAquaculture seafood production exists on every inhabited continent. Small-scale, bivalve shellfish farming is a growing industry on the East Coast of the United States. Aquaculture workers in the US experience high injury and illness rates relative to the average worker, and many small-scale aquaculture operations are exempted from national injury and illness reporting requirements. Given current evidence of occupational safety and health (OSH) risks, planned industry expansion, and limited systematic OSH data collection from small aquaculture farms, it is critical to understand challenges and opportunities to promote worker safety and health on these operations.

methodsWe conducted in-depth interviews with nine oyster producers in Maryland (

resultsRespondents reported various hazards and safety interventions spanning the hierarchy of controls. Many desired better access to safety training and interventions.

conclusionsThis study contributes to global efforts to improve safety and health in the fast-growing aquaculture sector. Like other developing aquaculture industries, Chesapeake Bay shellfish aquaculture producers face significant OSH challenges, with limited safety resources and guidance. Governmental industry development support should include funding for robust and industry-inclusive OSH surveillance and interventions, concentrating on the most effective hazard control measures, including elimination, substitution, and engineering controls.

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AquacultureOccupational HealthOstreidaeAnimalsHumansMarylandQualitative ResearchShellfishVirginiaAquaculturehierarchy of controlsinjury preventionoccupational safety and healthshellfishworker health

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PMID39995012
PMCPMC11995307

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