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Rare black iceberg spotted off Labrador coast could be 100,000 years old, prof say (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

fish harvester living in Carbonear, N.L., took a photo of it while fishing for shrimp last month.

Fisherman?

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems to be a term that originated in Canada to be gender-neutral and to distinguish licenced commercial fishers from hobbyists and such

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On the west coast we usually say Fisher. Works.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago

That's what I would instinctively go for as well here in the UK, but to be fair I have no connection to any kind of fishing