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Fisheries workers at sea have some of the most dangerous jobs
on Earth. In context, over 4,500 US soldiers were killed in the Iraq War
over the course of 15 years. But during that same time, 360,000 fisheries workers died
doing their job, as an estimated 24,000 workers
die every year. And West African canoe fishermen happened to have
the highest mortality rates of any fisheries job on the planet. Huge numbers of people
depended on the fish, which is now mostly gone
on Earth. In context, over 4,500 US soldiers were killed in the Iraq War
over the course of 15 years. But during that same time, 360,000 fisheries workers died
doing their job, as an estimated 24,000 workers
die every year. And West African canoe fishermen happened to have
the highest mortality rates of any fisheries job on the planet. Huge numbers of people
depended on the fish, which is now mostly gone
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Fisheries workers at sea
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have some of the most dangerous jobs
on Earth.
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In context,
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over 4,500 US soldiers were killed
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in the Iraq War
over the course of 15 years.
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But during that same time,
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360,000 fisheries workers died
doing their job,
00:00:19.352 --> 00:00:23.523
as an estimated 24,000 workers
die every year.
00:00:23.606 --> 00:00:25.608
And West African canoe fishermen
00:00:25.691 --> 00:00:27.819
happened to have
the highest mortality rates
00:00:27.902 --> 00:00:30.002
of any fisheries job on the planet.
00:00:31.999 --> 00:00:33.699
Huge numbers of people
depended on the fish,
00:00:33.783 --> 00:00:35.368
which is now mostly gone.
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Movie Summary
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.
