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    Tim Hussin (University of Florida)
    Better Than Sex
    Award of Excellence
    Domestic Picture Story
     
    The livelihood of fishermen of the northwest United States has been jeopardized by economic and environmental hardships. The government has imposed regulations due to declining fish populations from climate fluctuations and decades of overfishing, driving many fishermen to move operations to Alaska. The crew of the Mya Nicole of San Francisco, however, has survived due to their undying love for fishing.
    Story: Better Than Sex
    Her Color
    Ronnie Anderson, 45, gazes at the receding San Francisco skyline at sunset on a night fish for anchovies. The captain of the boat, Sean Hodges, 33, said he'd rather die than stop fishing. "It's like therapy," he said. "It's better than sex."
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    Her Leftovers
    David Usic, reaches to pull fish parts out of the net as a seagull pecks at the remains.
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    Her Mystery
    Fred Loftus, 51, walks into a fish holding well to clean it after unloading the bounty of a three-day fishing expedition on the Point Loma. Due to tighter governmental regulations the boat rarely runs at full capacity.
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    Her Waves
    Ronnie Anderson, 45, left, and Erik Sandquist, 21, right, guide a net into the bait well to empty the Mya Nicole of anchovies at Richmond Inner Harbor, California. Sandquist said he tried making it through high school but ended up skipping for weeks at a time for fishing trips. He started fishing on commercial boats at 14 and thinks of fishing as an addiction. "That's what this is the worst heroin addiction ever," he said.
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    Her Burn
    David Usic, 42, smokes a joint in the kitchen of the Point Loma after returning to Pier 45 from a three-day trip. Usic said he smokes every time he returns from a fishing trip. "This is my ritual," he said.
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    Her Wings
    Fred Loftus, 51, takes off his shirt revealing a pirate tattoo as a seagull takes flight. Whenever Loftus gets a paycheck, he said he comes into town to add to the tattoo.
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    She Heaves
    Ronnie Anderson, 45, heaves a net's poles to unload sardines.
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    Her Curves
    Alex Toponce, 29, known by his crew mates as Giant, drinks Coors Light as he waits for his chicken wings at Hooter's at Fisherman's Wharf after a nine-hour day trip to catch anchovies. Toponce had two hours of free time before going out again for a night fish, which lasted until 1 a.m.
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    Nikon INC. MediaStorm National Geographic Missouri Photo Workshop National Press Photographers Foundation University of Missouri
    Photography at the Summit True/False Film Fest