fisher
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In 2018, riots broke out in Saint-Louis, Senegal, after a fisher was shot and killed by Mauritanian coast guards, during what the Mauritanians said was a cross-border raid by a fishmeal boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"This suggests Kank may have been an active fisher, contrasting with common portrayal of raptors as agile terrestrial predators, like Velociraptor from the Northern Hemisphere."
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
"It basically just says that a fisher must have an employment contract in writing and that salaries should be paid in intervals, but does not specify the time frame," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Mr Annamalai, however, has told reporters that the federal government was trying to "bring back" Katchatheevu to protect the interests of Tamil Nadu's fisher people.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
The woods were full of frozen streams and cold black lakes, and Meera was as good a fisher with her three-pronged frog spear as most men were with hook and line.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Some have proposed reimbursing fishers or using acoustic deterrents instead of mass slaughter.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some restaurants also closed in the town, which acts as a base for sport fishers and whale watchers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The most numerous are the fall-run Chinook, which fishers catch along the coast when their numbers are high enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"To date, CMDR's Bounty Project, which pays a financial reward to licensed commercial fishers for marine debris removal, has removed 84 tons of large, derelict fishing gear from the Pacific Ocean."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
They were a poor folk, fishers and frog-hunters who lived in houses of thatch and woven reeds on floating islands hidden in the deeps of the swamp.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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