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A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. 45-3011 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers US Department of Labor
Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and Artisan fishing fishers and Fish farming. Fishermen may be professional or recreational. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period. Early humans followed the coast BBC News articles
Fishing and fishermen have also influenced Ancient Egyptian religion; mullets were worshipped as a sign of the arriving flood. Bastet was often manifested in the form of a catfish. In ancient Egyptian literature, the process that Amun used to create the world is associated with the tilapia's method of mouth-brooding.
Most of this growth took place in countries, where four-fifths of world fishermen and fish farmers dwell.FAO: Fishing people. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
Most fishermen are involved in offshore and deep-sea fisheries. Women and men fish in some regions inshore from small boats or collect shellfish and seaweed. In many Artisan fishing communities, women or men are responsible for making and repairing Fishing nets, post-harvest Fish processing and Fish marketing.
The most common form of recreational fishing is done with a fishing rod, fishing reel, fishing line, fish hook and any one of a wide range of Fishing bait. Fishing lure are frequently used in place of bait. Some people make handmade lures, including plastic lures and Artificial fly.
The practice of catching or attempting to catch fish with a hook is called angling, and fishers using this technique are sometimes referred to as anglers. When angling, it is sometimes expected or required that the fish be caught and released. Big-game fishing is fishing from boats to catch large open-water species such as tuna, and marlin. Noodling and trout tickling are also recreational activities.
While the work-related fatality rate for commercial fishermen in Alaska is still very high, it does appear to be decreasing: since 1990, there has been a 51 percent decline in the annual fatality rate. The successes in commercial fishing are due in part to the U.S. Coast Guard implementing new safety requirements in the early 1990s. These safety requirements contributed to 96 percent of commercial fishermen surviving vessel sinkings/capsizings in 2004, whereas in 1991, only 73 percent survived. While the number of occupational deaths of commercial fishermen in Alaska has been reduced, there is a continuing pattern of losing 20 to 40 vessels every year. There are still about 100 fishermen who must be rescued each year from cold Alaska waters. Successful rescue is still dependent on the expertly trained personnel of the US Coast Guard Search and Rescue operations, but their efforts can be hindered by the harshness of seas and the weather. Furthermore, the people involved in Search and Rescue operations are themselves at considerable risk of injury or death during these rescue attempts.
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