SEATTLE (AP) -- A new report from the federal government says fishing off the West Coast of the United States has one of the highest death rates among commercial fishing -- even higher than in Alaska.

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A National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heath report finds that commercial fishing off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington had a fatality rate 68 percent greater than the national commercial fishing average between the years of 2000 and 2006.

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A commercial fisherman pulls in his catch.

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In that time period, 58 deaths were reported for the three states. Most of the deaths came when ships sank or capsized.