fisherfolk

noun3

1. •
   People who fish for a living.

   • Sir Walter Scott used Auchmithie as the model for his 'Musselcrag' in The Antiquary. The artist William Lamond spent 40 summers in the village, and painted scenes of Auchmithie and its fisherfolk. — 1980
2. •
   Recreational fishers.

   • Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk. — 2008
3. •
   Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.