Fishing boat accompanied by a flock of birds, Drake bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Net fishermen in rowing boat practising a technique of hitting the surface of the water to drive fish into the nets, village of Ramadi, west bank of the Nile south of Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Net fishermen in rowing boat, village of Ramadi, west bank of the Nile south of Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Crayfisherman, near Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Suspected illegal fishing vessel with shark fins hanging up to dry on the aft deck, encountered near Saint Helena, South Atlantic Ocean

Preparing bait, Ifaty Beach, Tulear, Madagascar

Aerial view of fishing boats, Mui Ne, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam

Men mending fishing net at Porto Alegre village in the south of Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

Fish drying, Porto Alegre village in the south of Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

Fisherman in small cove Lagoa Azul on the north coast of Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

On the island of pearls of Mikimoto (named after the inventor and developer of the pearl culture: Kokichi Mikimoto 1858-1954), women divers in traditional clothing. Toba, Ise-Shima National Park, Japan

Fishing dugout canoes on Marina Beach, Baie of Bengal, Chennai (Madras), Coromandel Coast, Tamil Nadu state, South India, Asia

False stilt fishermen, imitating what was this traditional method, posing for the tourists against remuneration, Weligama, South coast, Sri Lanka, Indian subcontinent, South Asia

False stilt fishermen, imitating what was this traditional method, posing for the tourists against remuneration, Weligama, South coast, Sri Lanka, Indian subcontinent, South Asia

Fishing dugout boats on beach, Ngor village, Pointe des Almadies, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Men with throw nets and freshly caught fish, Nosara Boca (river mouth), local fishing spot, Boca Nosara, Nosara Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Proa, village of Ambatozavavy, Nosy Be island, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Men unloading palm leaves from boat, Hell-ville, Nosy Be island, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Fishermen in Puero Juarez, Quintana Roo state, Mexico

Cod fish dryer on the Lyngen fjord bank, County of Troms, Norway, Northern Europe

Cod fish drying on the Lyngen fjord bank, County of Troms, Norway, Northern Europe

Cod fish dryer on the Lyngen fjord bank, County of Troms, Norway, Northern Europe

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

A view of salted herring in the small fishing town of Siglufjorour, Iceland

Traditional grindaknivur (whaling knife) from Torshavn, Faoroe Islands, Denmark

Fork life truck collecting catch on the quayside in the fishing town of Petersburg on Mitkof Island, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

Fishing net and fishermen on boat in town of Petersburg on Mitkof Island, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

Cod drying on racks temporarily built for that purpose in the small fishing town of A in the Lofoten Island Group, Norway

Iemanja (Yemaya) African Uruguayan celebrations of goddess of water, Montevideo, Uruguay

Scene of the fish market in the port town of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Species not identified. Shark fishing practices, Ecuador.

Species not identified. Shark fishing practices, Ecuador.

Long line fishing, handlining and measuring tagged cod off the coast of Chatham MA. The Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association is an organization of fishermen commited to practicing, researching, and lobbying for sustainable commercial fishing practices within the US fisheries. May 2003 cover story for US News & World Report