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    Good intentions, good results: People pull together for forests and a fish

    by Erika Page Jan 18, 2023 3 minutes

    1. United States

    Alaska’s commercial fishing industry has become significantly safer in recent decades. Fishing used to be known as one of the state’s most dangerous industries, with dozens of deaths each year from machinery accidents and sinking vessels. Improved safety procedures, education, and catch quotas since the early 2000s have led to a steady decline in fatalities. As of mid-November, the industry had gone a record 17 months without a reported fatality.

    Fishers moved away from derby-style commercial fishing, a risky race to bring in catch quickly, and

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