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Commercial fishing fatalities declined in Alaska over 10-year period but still high

Alaska's 88 fishing-related fatalities during a recent 10-year period accounted for about a third of the 235 such instances that happened across the US

By Undercurrent News | April 11, 2023 16:09 BST
Rough seas. Credit: Oskar Porkka/Shutterstock.com
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Commercial fishing in the US state of Alaska has the reputation of being one of the most dangerous occupations, but it's getting safer, based on a study presented last week to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC), the Anchorage Daily News and Alaska Beacon reports [...]

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