fisherman
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The eldest is Kenny Heath, 63, a commercial fisherman who hauled in 32 bushels of crabs the day he put his 40-foot boat to the test in Pocomoke City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“If you’re a windsurfer or fisherman or boater—basically, someone who cares about weather in specific locations—there’ve been good apps out there for a while now,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
"It's never dried up this much before," fisherman Rossen Dobrev told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“They didn’t have guns, they didn’t have drugs, they carried gasoline,” said one fisherman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was a fisherman from a village up the beach from them.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
A rare hammerhead shark was spotted circling Malibu Pier, giving local fishermen a surprise as unusually warm ocean waters draw tropical marine life north.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The airstrikes have instilled deep fear in Ecuadoran fishermen.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
But the format change has reignited experienced fishermen, like McKinney’s Angler of the Year rival, Cory Johnston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
US President Jimmy Carter even loved fishing in these rivers, but according to fishermen, recent pollution has made it impossible.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It took a bit more nibbling, whisker stroking, and tail twitching to establish that by ekorn the fishermen meant squirrel, while eikenøtt seemed to be the Norwegian word for acorn.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
