A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishermen may be professional or recreational. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.
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Traditional shrimper from the village of Banks, Lancashire.
Belgian Fishermen in the British Fishing Village of Brixham, Devon in 1944 TR1868.jpg
Belgian Fishermen in the British Fishing Village of Brixham, Devon in 1944
Portrait of a Belgian fis...
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The Fisherman
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Fish Packed in Ice
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Fisherman and his catch, Seychelles. The fishes in this catch, including small sharks, were hooked o...
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Fishing Trawlers at "Malpe Port(Udipi District.Karnataka)
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An icon to represent "global thinking".
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Chile, Archipielago Juan Fernandez, un pescador con 2 Langostas.
Chile, Juan Fernandez, a Fisherman ...
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Portrait of a fisherman from Grand Manan Island; and on the Bay of Fundy.
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RV Celtic Explorer in Galway Bay, Ireland.
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A Royal Air Force search and rescue Sea King helicopter comes to the aid of the French Fishing vesse...
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Shrimpers on horseback - Eastdunkirk (Belgium)
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Traditional Fisherman, Bolungavík, Iceland
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Trawler hauling nets (double rigging).