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Also known as fisherman, fisherwoman

A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.

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A fisher is a person who catches fish and other animals from bodies of water, or collects shellfish from them. This work matters because fishers provide an important food source for communities around the world.

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Occupation.name
Fisherman
Occupation.image
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Occupation.caption
A Belgian fisherman in the British Fishing Village of Brixham, Devon in 1944
Occupation.official_names
Fish-harvester
Occupation.type
Employment, self-employed
Occupation.activity_sector
Commercial
Occupation.related_occupation
fish farmers

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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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