Scoping review reveals fragmented evidence linking decent work and quality of life in fisheries workers, highlighting critical gaps in labor rights, fair pay, and safety protections.
Key Points
Synthesize global evidence on decent work and quality of life across primary capture fisheries between 1995 and 2025.
Conducted a scoping review synthesizing evidence from 41 studies published from 1995 to 2025.
Assessed temporal trends, disciplinary focus, geographic distribution, and methodologies across artisanal, small-scale, coastal, inshore, offshore, and industrial capture fisheries.
Identified that research predominantly centers on artisanal and small-scale fisheries in South America and Asia, relying primarily on qualitative and cross-sectional designs.
Found that quality of life research predominates over decent work, with decent work narrowly focused on basic safety while neglecting fair remuneration, worker autonomy, and labor protections.
Observed that socio-economic and environmental pressures, including income variability, migration, and resource access, mutually affect both decent work and quality of life.