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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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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

One fifth-generation coracle fisherman described the situation in Carmarthenshire as "dire" after only catching one fish in the three-month season between May and July.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“Whatever we don’t sell we donate to the schools and the camps,” said Roberto Oses Izaguirre, 42, a lifelong fisherman, now living with relatives after his apartment was destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“But my dad was the best fisherman in our village. He’d bring home ten times as much as the other fishermen. He used to call the ocean Kadalamma. Ocean Mother.”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

The shark made a few circles, leaving fishermen on the pier stunned.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

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 captain gathered us together to give us good news that our fishermen are coming back... they're alive, they're okay," Ginger Reyes, 35, the wife of the captain of one of the vessels, told AFP.

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

They were alone in the deep sea where fishermen rarely ventured.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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