Fishermen out to fish in the Indian Ocean around the Andaman Islands

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These people seem to be one with the sea, and so comfortable in their environment! Local fisherman out on what appear to be flimsy boats, but they certainly move fast - these Andamanese. A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. The fishing industry has a significant place in the Indian economy as a dollar-spinner. It is sustained largely by life-risking, hard-working and socially ill-placed fisherfolk. Their fishing techniques are not very modern and their standard of living is poor. Kanyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin, is a town in Kanyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Kanyakumari lies at the southernmost tip of mainland India (the southernmost tip of India as a whole being Indira Gandhi Po