fisher
Example Sentences
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“So you were a fisher boy by the river, like my grandfather! What made you come here?”
From Literature
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Groups representing environmentalists, Indigenous people, artisanal fishers and Afro-Brazilian communities have gone to court to request an end to the drilling, which they see as a risk to a region rich in biodiversity.
From Barron's
In poorer communities in North Africa, fishers who catch sharks might face the choice of whether to feed their family, or return a threatened species to the ocean.
From BBC
Archaeological evidence shows the site was heavily used by seal hunters and fishers during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.
From Science Daily
They are sometimes caught accidentally by local fishers, and development along the coast affects the waters where they feed.
From Science Daily
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