Among all vessel groups, apart from longliners with freezing facilities, highly significant differences are seen in the fishers’ sleep fragmentation index at sea versus on land, showing that at sea, fishers sleep more restlessly with significantly more arousals during sleep, than what they do on land.
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The figure shows a clear trend, showing that fishers report higher sleepiness scores during the night than during the day, regardless of shift type.