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Taking a risk off the shores of Cape Breton, Recent mishaps remind fishermen of the dangers

Jack Billard gazes off into the middle distance as he silently prods his memory for details of his closest brush with death. The 79-year-old retired fisherman, who spent more than six decades hauling lobsters, crabs, fish and other creatures from the sea, returns to the moment and voices what he can recall of an incident that occurred when he was a teenager just starting his career on the boats. >click to read<13:21

Commercial Fishermen: Southern shrimpers work through dangerous conditions

From 2000 to 2009, 504 fishermen were killed while on the job.  The fatality rate in 2011 was 35 times higher than the rate for all U.S. workers.   The majority of the deaths was a result of drowning, followed by injuries sustained on board – mostly by the mechanical deck winch. continued@wcsc