Fisherman

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A fisherman<ref>In recent years, the job-bearer is sometimes called a "fisher" to be non-gender specific.</ref> is a person who engages in the activity of fishing. Although it usually adresses people who fish as a profession or means of subsistence, it can also be used to identify sport fishermen or anglers.

Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.<ref>Early humans followed the coast BBC News article.</ref> By the time of the Ancient Egyptians, fisherman provided the majority of food for Egyptians. Fishing had become a major means of survival as well as a business venture.<ref name="history1">http://www.icsf.net/jsp/publication/samudra/pdf/english/issue_28/art01.pdf Fisheries history</ref> Fishing and the fisherman had also influenced Ancient Egyptian religion. Mullets were worshipped as a sign of the arriving flood season.<ref name="history1">superfluous</ref> Bastet was often manifested in the form of a catfish.<ref name="history1"/> The method Amun, in ancient Egyptian literature, created the world, is associated with the Tilapia's method of mouth-brooding.

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Although "fisherman" is a broad occupational category, the concept of catching fish is the deepest similarity. Terms such as crabbing, lobstering, and trawling have emerged to differentiate methods of fisherman obtaining their catch.

[edit] See also

• Fishing
• Trawler
• Drifter (fishing boat)
• Long-lining
• Urashima Taro, a Japanese fairytale about a fisherman.
• Lobster trap

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