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fisherfolk

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Recent Examples of fisherfolk Fishermen say increasing competition has spurred a sharp rise in armed conflict, especially between fisherfolk from the Turkana and Dassanech ethnic groups. — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026 Eco effort The on-site organic farm, close relations with local farmers and fisherfolk, and a total ban on single-use plastics can be expected from a resort of this calibre. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 Renowned for their energetic dance and songs, the Bété clan is a subgroup of the Kruo people of Côte D’Ivoire, who are a community of coastal fisherfolk and farmers; other prominent Bété people include Grammy-winning musician Dobet Gnahore and Chelsea Football Club star Didier Drogba. — Chinonso Ihekire, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 Harry, of the fisherfolk organization, noted that the strike comes as the eastern Caribbean prepares for the peak of tuna season, with many fishermen depending on catches for their livelihoods. — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026 Permits were even required for Gazan fisherfolk to use the sea. — Literary Hub august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

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Bruns points out that the cost of diesel affects everything that arrives via truck, from boat supplies to the wood for the crab traps, so expenses for fishermen have risen, too.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Court's decision not to hear Thompson's case was one of two federal court rulings against lobster fishermen this month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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After the screening, Colman celebrated the fisherwoman by cozying up with her cast at The Mulberry.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Wicker stars the Academy Award–winning Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who asks the village weaver (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

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Bycatch — marine life caught unintentionally while fishers target something else — makes up 2% of the pollock fishery’s total catch.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
With spotters overlooking the fjords and communicating from land, fishers set fires in canoes to lure tuna close enough to harpoon.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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