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A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers fish, shellfish, or other animals from a body of water.[1] Although the term usually addresses people who fish commercially or as a means of subsistence, it can also be used to identify recreational fishermen. It may be used to describe both men and women.
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Commercial fishing
According to the FAO, there were 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers in 2002, more than treble the number in 1970. Of this total, 74% worked in 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.[2]
Most of this growth took place in Asian countries, where four-fifths of world fishers and fish farmers dwell.[2]
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 artisanal fishing communities, women are responsible for making and repairing nets, post-harvest processing and marketing.[2]
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.[3] By the time of the Ancient Egyptians, fishermen provided the majority of food for Egyptians. Fishing had become a major means of survival as well as a business venture.[4] Fishing and the fisherman had also influenced Ancient Egyptian religion; mullets were worshiped as a sign of the arriving flood season.[4] Bastet was often manifested in the form of a catfish.[4] The method Amun, in ancient Egyptian literature, created the world, is associated with the Tilapia's method of mouth-brooding.
Fishing communities
For some communities, fishing provides not only a source of food and work but also community and cultural identity.[5]
In the New Testament, Jesus is reported to have said to his disciples: Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.[6].
See also
- Fishing
- Sport Fishing
- Aquaculture
- Fish farming
- 3D's Dangerous Jobs
Images
 Traditional fisherman, Bolungavík, Iceland |
 Fisherman and his catch, including small sharks, hooked on hand lines many miles off shore in the Seychelles |
 Shrimpers on horseback, Oostduinkerke, Belgium. |
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 A fisherman in central Chile |
 An Indian fisherman in Chennai |
 Long Island fisherman, 1983 |
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References
- ^ 45-3011 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers US Department of Labor
- ^ a b c FAO: Fishing people. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Early humans followed the coast BBC News article.
- ^ a b c http://www.icsf.net/icsf2006/uploads/publications/samudra/pdf/english/issue_28/art01.pdf Fisheries history
- ^ International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
- ^ Matthew 4:19
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?
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