ACCIDENT investigators have called for improved safety in the fishing industry, including routine wearing of life jackets, after the number of fatal incidents rose last year.
Eight fishermen lost their lives in 2011, up from five the year before, while the number of vessels lost at sea, 24, increased to its highest level since 2005, an annual report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found.
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