How to Use fisherfolk in a Sentence

fisherfolk

plural noun

• And, like the farmers of the South Bay, the fisherfolk of Fish Harbor did not return.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
• Since the 1960s Lake Chad, on which farmers and fisherfolk depend, has shrunk by half.
  — The Economist, 18 July 2019
• For the state, the goal of saving coastal Louisiana is clear, even if the outcome for the state’s fisherfolk is murky.
  — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2021
• But apart from this, there hasn’t been much support for women fisherfolk.
  — Supriya Vohra, Quartz India, 18 Feb. 2020
• Miongo and Mgala are among just over 1,500 fisherfolk who rely on the rich marine waters of the channel.
  — Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc, 7 July 2022
• Bond said all fisherfolk need to do is strip nets from lead and cork lines, clean debris like moss, and remove twine used to repair the mesh before it was retired.
  — Brian Venua, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022
• Learn about the struggles of the Indigenous peoples, fisherfolk, and farmers, and how their lives are in danger for protecting the planet.
  — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021
• Scores of fishmongers, processors and traders line the shoreline awaiting the fisherfolk to return.
  — Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc, 7 July 2022
• Scores of fishmongers, processors, and traders line the shoreline awaiting the fisherfolk to return.
  — Wanjohi Kabukuru, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2022
• Towns like Greenville have a cool outdoorsy vibe even after the crowds of boaters and fisherfolk have decamped for the season, and the best restaurants, such as The Quarry, in Monson, remain open, with seasonal menus.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Amidst all this, the traditional, small scale, artisanal fisherfolk suffer the most.
  — Supriya Vohra, Quartz India, 18 Feb. 2020
• The divers claim that those who ate the echinoderms were startled by the aphrodisiac effect—and fisherfolk never exaggerate.
  — The Economist, 17 Apr. 2021
• The idea is that in healthy communal lakes where there is plenty to feed felines and fisherfolk alike, retaliatory killings are unnecessary.
  — Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2022
• There are also coastal communities among mangroves in the middle of the ocean, like Sitio Kinse in Taliptip, Bulacan, where fisherfolk have made houses on stilts with solar panels and care for the mangroves as the mangroves care for them.
  — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021
• Commercial fisherfolk also prefer to haul in big specimens.
  — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2017

Last Updated: 9 Aug 2024