A basket fisherman on Inle Lake scans the still and shallow water for signs of life, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Port of Trani, Trani, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

A basket fisherman on Inle Lake scans the still and shallow water for signs of life, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Old port, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Boat and fisherman shed with Portland Bill Lighthouse in the background, Portland, Dorset, UK

The inner harbour at Brixham, one of Britain's busiest fishing harbours, in Torbay, Devon, Great Britain.

Fish seller at Marina Beach, Baie of Bengal, Chennai (Madras), Coromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu state, South India, Asia

Proa, Tsarabanjina island, Mitsio archipelago, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Fisherman hauling up his outrigger canoe on the beach of Ambatoloaka, Nosy Be island, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Women at fisherman's return, beach of Ambatoloaka, Nosy Be island, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

View of the Fishing town of Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, United States of America

View of the Fishing town of Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, United States of America

Fishermen in Puero Juarez, Quintana Roo state, Mexico

Fishermen in Puero Juarez, Quintana Roo state, Mexico

Fumoir d'Antan, a traditional herring smokehouse, Pointe-Basse, Havre aux Maisons island, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec province, Canada, North America

Man casting a weighted throw net at Nosara Boca (river mouth), local fishing spot, Boca Nosara, Nosara Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Local man handline fishing at the mangrove fringed Nosara Boca (river mouth) estuary at sunset, Nosara River, Boca Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Ponta do Sol, northern Saint Anthony, Cape Verde

David Keanes, owner of Connemara Oyster Farm with oyster-bags, Ballinakill Bay, Letterfrack, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Crayfish farm near Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Maldivian fisherman cleaning fish on Fulidhoo island, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Mindelo Bay, Saint Vicent, Cape Verde

Inishbofin island, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Fisherman with dugout canoe on the Mekong River, Pakbeng, Oudomxay Province, Laos

A basket fisherman on Inle Lake scans the still and shallow water for signs of life, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A basket fisherman on Inle Lake scans the still and shallow water for signs of life, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Intha fisherman holding traditional fishing net, Inle Lake, Nyaung Shwe, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Intha fisherman fishing in a traditional fishing boat, Inle Lake, Nyaung Shwe, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) at Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, port, San Francisco, California, United States of America, PublicGround

Zen-ei Nakamura, an 88 year old fisherman form the town of Motobu, hauls up his catch from a net he had set earlier. "Fishing is my life" he said. "Ikigai" a Japanese word that roughly translated means "reason for living", is something most elderly Okinawans have always had.

Close up of fresh lobsters