fisherman
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"Don't be fooled by the nice and calm weather now. A storm like this could be the most terrifying," 60-year-old fisherman Chen Ming-hui told Reuters.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
A fisherman on another boat recorded cellphone images of the Negra Francisca ablaze and posted the video, spurring alarm about the fate of the boat and its crew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
But there were fewer fish and anglers now than before the war, said one of them, a lifelong fisherman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Yet, the music video focuses on the daily work of a Japanese fisherman.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Sookie was a fourth-generation Rockport fisherman and he was a good friend of my parents’, except he hadn’t come by the house in a long time.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Inside, we perfected our power snap—the subtle whipping motion at the end of the cast—with severed rod handles, looking more like budding wizards than fishermen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Sandbanks are multiplying, depths fall to barely one meter in places, and the river's few remaining fishermen swelter in the heat.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
The Our Seas coalition of scientists, activists and some fishermen accuse ministers of delaying action to protect at least 30% of Scotland's inshore waters, and are preparing to present a petition at the Scottish parliament.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
In contrast, fishermen working with dolphins may interpret different dolphin behaviors as cues for when to cast their nets, and those signals can vary from one region to another.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
It was a fishing trip, but Tansy had little faith in us as fishermen.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
