Fishermen from Looe have played a role in a two- year joint RNLI/Seafish lifejacket trial, which has shown a 900 per cent increase in those claiming to wear lifejackets most or all of the time. The national trial involved fishermen from across the South West, including Newlyn, St Ives, Newquay, Looe, Appledore, Brixham, Beer and Lyme Regis, and Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel Islands. Sean Friday, RNLI Fishing safety Manager in the South West, said: 'There is a perception in some quarters that lifejackets are not widely worn, due to the attitude to safety held by fishermen. 'However, this report clearly finds that the main causes of lifejackets not being worn are that some are not designed for deck work. We established that those fishermen who did the trial found a lifejacket that suited them, and were willing to continue for the second year.'