It could be expected that the odds of occupational injuries would decrease with accumulating age and experience.Our analysis did not show statistically significant effects of age or experience, with one exception: In the univariate analysis, fishers with more than 30 years of fishing experience had about 20% reduced odds of an insuranceclaim compared to fishers with 0 to 5 years of experience. The odds of insurance claims were elevated in age classof 31–40 years and the experience class of 11–15 years. All these effects may coincide with the need to maximizefishing activity to pay for investments made, provide for the family and to gain “fishing history”, which is rewarded whenapplying for fishing quotas.