How to Use fisherfolk in a Sentence

fisherfolk

plural noun
  • But apart from this, there hasn’t been much support for women fisherfolk.
    — Supriya Vohra, Quartz India, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Permits were even required for Gazan fisherfolk to use the sea.
    — Literary Hub august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • While that’s changed, piers have become landmarks that visitors embrace and on which fisherfolk try their luck.
    — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Since the 1960s Lake Chad, on which farmers and fisherfolk depend, has shrunk by half.
    — The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • Amidst all this, the traditional, small scale, artisanal fisherfolk suffer the most.
    — Supriya Vohra, Quartz India, 18 Feb. 2020
  • The sewage flowed out to Lake Michigan where it was diluted and then pumped right back into peoples' homes and businesses. Jones Island, once home to a village of Kashubian fisherfolk, became home to the city’s sewage treatment plant in 1925.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • And, like the farmers of the South Bay, the fisherfolk of Fish Harbor did not return.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The sewage flowed out to Lake Michigan, where it was diluted and then pumped right back into people's homes and businesses. Jones Island, once home to a village of Kashubian fisherfolk, became home to the city’s sewage treatment plant in 1925.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • The divers claim that those who ate the echinoderms were startled by the aphrodisiac effect—and fisherfolk never exaggerate.
    — The Economist, 17 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • The archipelago nation is home to over 10 million smallholder farmers and fisherfolk.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
  • 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
  • Chinese hydropower dams on the Brahmaputra and Mekong Rivers threaten the livelihoods of farmers and fisherfolk in other countries downriver.
    — Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In terms of livelihoods, the squid industry supports not only fisherfolk and processors but also people in markets and hospitality who serve them, explains Allen Akselrud.
    — Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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

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