New lifejackets with built in GPS trackers are being offered as part of the first national safety campaign for the fishing industry.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara is aiming for a target of no deaths in the fishing industry, after four people drowned just last year.

(Gerry Copeland shows his Personal Locator Beacon inside his lifejacket)

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Over the last 10 years, there have been 53 deaths of fishermen in Irish waters.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara – or BIM – is offering a grant to get training and a lifejacket for around 150 euro.

Helen Vaughan reports.