Fisherman

Fisherman
A Belgian fisherman in the British Fishing Village of Brixham, Devon in 1944
Occupation
NamesFish-harvester
Occupation type
Employment, self-employed
Activity sectors
Commercial
Description
Related jobs
fish farmers

A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.

Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishermen may be professional or recreational. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.

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