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Report: Over 100,000 fishing-related deaths occur annually

FILE - Fishing boats are anchored at a port in the town of Kiho, Mie Prefecture, Japan Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. More than 100,000 people die in fishing related accidents a year, more than triple earlier estimates, and many of those fatalities were preventable, according to a report released Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai) FILE - Fishing boats are tied down in the port city of Keelung, northeastern Taiwan, July 22, 2014. More than 100,000 people die in fishing related accidents a year, more than triple earlier estimates, and many of those fatalities were preventable, according to a report released Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File) FILE - Fishermen tie up their boats in Keelung, northeastern Taiwan, July 22, 2014. More than 100,000 people die in fishing related accidents a year, more than triple earlier estimates, and many of those fatalities were preventable, according to a report released Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File) FILE - A fisherman unloads his catch in the port of Suao, north eastern Taiwan, June 21, 2015. More than 100,000 people die in fishing related accidents a year, more than triple earlier estimates, and many of those fatalities were preventable, according to a report released Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)