The phrase "small fishermen" refers to individuals who catch fish for a living or as a hobby on a small scale, using relatively small boats or equipment. Full definition
From small fisherman's boats to luxury speed boats: all excursions are designed as a unique experience with service made to measure. (luxurytravelmagazine.com)
From independent small fishermen and farmers they became wage labourers working for a triumvirate of ruling families in a succession of new industries - logwood, chicle, coconut - their lives transformed into a grinding monotony, guided only by their employers» need to accumulate more wealth. (ambergrisCaye.com)
As we entered the town we embraced the brightly colored bungalows, bed linens flowing through the wind while admiring small fishermen boats that were scattered along the shoreline. (bluesurfsanctuary.com)