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A '''fisherman''' or '''fisher''' is someone who gathers fish, shellfish, or other animals from a body of water.[45-3011 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers US Department of Labor] Although the term usually addresses people who fish Commercial fishing|commercially or as a means of Artisan fishing|subsistence, it can also be used to identify Recreational fishing|recreational fishermen. It may be used to describe both men and women.
Commercial fishing
According to the FAO, there were 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers in 2002, more than triple the number in 1970. Of this total, 74% worked in Wild fisheries of the world|capture fisheries and 26% in aquaculture. The total fishery production of 133 million tonnes equated to an average productivity of 3.5 tonnes per person.[FAO: ''Fishing people''. Retrieved 7 July 2008.]
Most fishermen are men involved in offshore and deep-sea fisheries. Women fish in some regions inshore from small boats or collect shellfish and seaweed. In many Artisan fishing|artisanal fishing communities, women are responsible for making and repairing Fishing nets|nets, post-harvest Fish processing|processing and Fish marketing|marketing.Recreational fishing
"Angling" is a term used to describe fishing with a hook. Commonly, this involves a rod, reel and line. Today it's usually practiced for pleasure.
History
Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.[Early humans followed the coast BBC News article.] By the time of the Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptians, fishermen provided the majority of food for Egyptians. Fishing had become a major means of survival as well as a business venture.[http://www.icsf.net/icsf2006/uploads/publications/samudra/pdf/english/issue_28/art01.pdf Fisheries history] Fishing and the fisherman had also influenced Ancient Egyptian religion; Mullet (fish)|mullets were worshiped as a sign of the arriving flood|flood season.Fishing communities
For some communities, fishing provides not only a source of food and work but also community and culture|cultural identity.[International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)]
In the New Testament, Jesus is reported to have said to his disciples: ''Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.''See also
- Fishing
- Sport Fishing
- Aquaculture
- Fish farming
- 3D's Dangerous Jobs
Images
Image:TraditionalFisherman1Ice.JPG|Man in traditional Icelandic fisherman attire.
Image:Fisherman and his catch Seychelles.jpg|Fisherman and his catch, including small sharks, hooked on hand lines many miles off shore in the Seychelles
Image:Shrimpers on horseback.jpg|Shrimpers on horseback, Oostduinkerke, Belgium.
Image:Isla Juan Fernandez- Langostas (Lobsters).jpg|Chile|Chilean fishermen with two lobsters.
Image:Tuna_maguro_Yukinobu_Shibata.JPG|Japanese people|Japanese fishermen with a tuna.
Image:Fisherman-chile.jpg|A fisherman in central Chile
Image:Chennai_marina_beach_fisherman.jpg|An Indian fisherman in Chennai
Image:Long Island fisherman.jpg|Long Island fisherman, 1983
References
Further reading
- Fields, Leslie Leyland (editor) (2002) ''Out On The Deep Blue: Women, Men, and the Oceans They Fish.'' St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312277260
- Jones, Stephen (2001) ''Working Thin Waters: Conversations with Captain * Lawrence H. Malloy, Jr''. University Press of New England. ISBN 978-1584651031
External links
- Women in fishing
- Moore, Charles W (1998) Did fishermen discover the New World?''
Category:Fishing
Related Images- Egyptians bringing in fish, and splitting for salting.
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