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After reading, I'm less interested in a black iceberg as much as now wondering what a fish harvester is as it's not a term I've seen before. Have we changed the
by dylan604 1y ago
After reading, I'm less interested in a black iceberg as much as now wondering what a fish harvester is as it's not a term I've seen before. Have we changed the term to reflect the vast quantities of fish that fisherman is inadequate?
- dan-robertson 1y agoI think it might be a gender-neutral version of fisherman. Not something like a factory ship.
- tanseydavid 1y agoI am guessing that it is a translation artifact.
- creaturemachine 1y agoNewfoundland is predominantly English-speaking, so it's unlikely this reporter used anything else when preparing this story.
- soperj 1y ago>Newfoundland is predominantly English-speaking That's quite generous of you to say.
- margalabargala 1y agoFor anyone wondering, over 98% of Newfoundland's population speaks only English. https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/language.php https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/language.php
- dylan604 1y agoYeah, Newfies speak English just like Scottish speak English. Those words might be English, but it's the phrasing that makes no sense.
- fooster 1y agoNewfoundlanders you mean.
- brailsafe 1y agoFairly sure Newfie is broadly used as a colloquial term of endearment in the rest of Canada, by Newfoundlanders and non-Newfoundlanders. There's just too many syllables
- creaturemachine 1y agoHow about Newfoundland-and-Labradorean? It's funny that the only ones insulted by Newfie are the non-newfies.
- fooster 1y agoI am a Newfoundlander and I don’t appreciate that term.
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- maxerickson 1y agoSeems to be in use in primarily English contexts. https://www.alaskasafetyalliance.org/explore-careers/maritime-careers/seafood-harvester-careers/harvester/ https://www.alaskasafetyalliance.org/explore-careers/maritim...
- NooneAtAll3 1y agoohhh, I thought it was the boat
- ahazred8ta 1y agoThere's a union or collective bargaining guild that has trademarked the term Professional Fish Harvester in Canada. #PFHCB
- serial_dev 1y agoIt could be to make fishermen gender neutral, but I think it is to hide the fact that you are essentially killing the fish by the thousands, letting them suffocate. Fish harvesting sounds innocent and PG 13.
- kkylin 1y agoMight one say fish harvesters capture "exponentially more fish"? (Sorry, couldn't resist...)
- IncreasePosts 1y agoFisherman: catches fish Fish harvester: might catch fish, but might also be the one that cleans/processes them and isn't actually involved in pulling the fish out of the water
- throwup238 1y agoIt’s a local quirk of the Canadian fish industry more than anything. DFO uses the phrase in their fishery notices: https://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en/node/2377 https://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en/node/2377 The history page of the local union, they use the phrase “fish harvesters” rather interchangeably with “fishermen”: https://ffaw.ca/about-us/history/ https://ffaw.ca/about-us/history/
- HPsquared 1y agoIt makes sense in the context of fish farming. Not sure if that's what this is, though. Harvesting doesn't sound appropriate for catching wild fish.
- aerostable_slug 1y agoFWIW, it's a reasonably common euphemism in hunting. Example: "Deer and elk harvested from certain hunt zones must be tested." https://wildlife.ca.gov/hunting/deer https://wildlife.ca.gov/hunting/deer