commercial fisherman

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commercial
adjective
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/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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fisherman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/us
/ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/
someone who catches fish, especially as ...
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(Definition ofcommercialandfishermanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is difficult for thecommercialfishermanto do otherwise.
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Recreational anglers andcommercialfishermancaught an unprecedented 3.8 million fish in 2006.
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The formercommercialfishermanbegan to run charters from the harbor to the island for campers, hikers, fishermen, and resort-goers.
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He also worked as a prospector, contractor, general merchant, mink rancher and acommercialfisherman.
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This is a detriment tocommercialfishermanbecause crustaceans in this area have a large economic importance.
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Bait fish is a term used particularly by recreational fishermen, althoughcommercialfishermanalso catch fish to bait longlines and traps.
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He retired from logging in 1961 and began work as acommercialfisherman.
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The boot was originally designed forcommercialfisherman.
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He worked as a lumberjack during the winter, and farmer's hand orcommercialfishermanin summer.
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The wreckage was discovered by acommercialfishermanin 1977.
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An estimated 8,000commercialfishermanwere affected by the closures.
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After college, he was acommercialfishermanand owner of a consulting firm.
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He has worked as a telephone installation foreman andcommercialfishermanand in 1997 gave up this blue collar life to try his hand at teaching.
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He has also been acommercialfisherman.
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Another common mode for acquiring fishery-dependent data is through portside sampling of the catch of both recreational andcommercialfishermanto obtain age and length information on the stock.
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Valley worked as acommercialfishermanbefore entering federal politics.
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Martin became acommercialfishermanat one point, to support himself financially.
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All eels were caught in fyke nets or traps by commercial fishermen.
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Hodges was acommercialfisherman.
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The second estimate is based on the assumption that the commercial fishermen sell 50 per cent of their catch and the semi-commercial fishermen sell 25 per cent of their catch.
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