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Safety Risks
A major aspect of commercial fishing is how dangerous it is. Commercial fishing is ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States with a fatality rate 3 times that of the second most dangerous job. Every time a fisherman goes out on the sea they face the reality that they might not come back since they must cope with extreme weather conditions, severe fatigue and dangerous equipment. In fact between the years of 1919 and 2005 4111 fishermen died in fishing related accidents in the United Kingdom industry alone. After a study was taken in the United Kingdom it was confirmed that "commercial fishing is by far the most hazardous occupation in the United Kingdom". The dangers for the fishermen aren't always the weather or equipment it can also be the fishermen and their vessels that can cause the problem. A study was taken of the commercial fishing industry off the coast of Maine and their safety protocol. The results were that less than 25% of the fishermen interviewed had recent training in first aid or CPR, along with the fact that only 75% of the boats had survival suits and only 36% had a survival craft. Even if the ships had these survival necessities numerous captains did not know how to properly use the equipment they had. These reasons are why commercial fishing is considered to be the most dangerous occupation in numerous different countries including the United states and United Kingdom.