Climate change: A pointer to increased small-scale fisher drowning deaths

that may have a substantial impact on small-scale fishing communities reliant on coastal and inland waters. Escalating climate extremes, however, come alongside longstanding inequities in access to safety equipment (e.g., life jackets, navigation equipment) and intensifying fishing pressure to maintain harvests. This formidable combination of risks necessitates both careful monitoring of the situation and proactive development of strategies to mitigate occupational drowning risks for small-scale fishers. Supporting information S1 Checklist. (DOCX) Acknowledgments We thank the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) for support during data collection. We also thank Margaret Bell for early exploratory data analysis. Author Contributions Conceptualization: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Kathryn J. Fiorella. Data curation: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Horace Owiti Onyango, Fonda Jane Awuor. Formal analysis: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Horace Owiti Onyango, Fonda Jane Awuor. Funding acquisition: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Kathryn J. Fiorella. Investigation: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Horace Owiti Onyango, Fonda Jane Awuor. Methodology: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Horace Owiti Onyango, Fonda Jane Awuor, Kathryn J. Fiorella. Project administration: Fonda Jane Awuor, Christopher Mulanda Aura, Kathryn J. Fiorella. Supervision: Christopher Mulanda Aura, Kathryn J. Fiorella. Validation: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Kathryn J. Fiorella. Visualization: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson. Writing – original draft: Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson, Horace Owiti Onyango, Fonda Jane Awuor, Kathryn J. Fiorella.

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