Risk Analysis, Assessment and Management for Local Fishing Ports in North-Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the risks of activities in fishing ports in the province of Hatay. Due to these activities, the fishing port is under health, good, labor, and environmental risks. In this study, risks were identified and evaluated at the four fishing ports. For this purpose; (1) A preliminary survey was conducted with stakeholders on the current situation and the functions of the fishing ports (2) brainstorm meetings were organized in three sessions in one day- three sections with 12 invited participants throughout the year 2016, (3) as a result of these meetings, risk assessments were carried out in terms of the risks identified, loss of health, good, labor, and environment for each fishing port. The risk matrices were presented graphically in terms of the risk effect and the frequency value, and risk tables were created for each risk. Approximately 20 (17-22) risks were identified for each fishing port. The risks identified for the fishing port were found similar these were different impact levels and frequency values. These differences were generally related to the location. The differences in the settlement structure of the fishing port caused advantages and disadvantages to risks of the fishing port risk. When risks were grouped and classified as administrative, structural, pollution, and security, the lack of management and supervision was striking. Risk analysis outputs were evaluated by using the “L type matrix” method with issuing by numerical and statistical comparisons for different fishing ports. The reason for the risks was due to incompatible legal regulations and control mechanisms rather than a benefit for fishing ports than regional and personal shortfalls with the current situation and expected. Finally, these assessments were the result of a regional study, but they were important both nationally and internationally fishing port risk lack of management. This article attempts to provide a range of knowledge, which is compulsory for managers.

Keywords

• Fishing Port
• L-type matrix
• Mediterranean
• Port Management
• Risk analysis

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