fisherman
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A Vietnamese fisherman or a Western company looking at sea-floor mining would face the wrath of the Malaysian navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Once also a fisherman, his identity card shows him to be 100 years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 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
The behemoth fish was hooked on Thursday by local fisherman Justin Broussard after an “unforgettable battle that had nearby anglers watching in amazement,” district officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Not only did it mark the end of the Warden’s dream of going to sea and making a living as a commercial fisherman, it also coincided with most of his kids leaving the nest.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Family members of some Manta fishermen insist they weren’t shipping drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It is a mosaic of subcultures: fishermen in coastal towns, hipsters in Portland, hippies in Eugene, hikers in Bend, farmers in the Willamette Valley, loggers in timber towns and cowboys in Eastern Oregon’s high desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The shark made a few circles, leaving fishermen on the pier stunned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The bodies of two French fishermen who had been missing since their trawler sank in the English Channel have been found, French prosecutors have said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
From what I understood, mostly from the illustrations, Mom and the researchers wanted to take a harpoon fishing boat into a stretch of Cape Cod where fishermen had spotted white sharks.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
