'High Danger' Pot Fishing Is Taking Steps to Reduce Risk

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Pot fishing for shellfish is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, according to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and Seafish.

With ropes flying across the deck as the pots are shot back into the sea after clearing and rebaiting, hazards are commonplace, suggests a Seafish study, Potting Safety, highlighting the findings of the MAIB report, Analysis of UK Fishing Vessel Safety 1992 to 2006.

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'High Danger' Pot Fishing Is Taking Steps to Reduce Risk

But fishermen of the Westcountry and Channel Islands have taken the lead in reducing risks by using simple "shooting door" arrangements and/o...

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