Women and fisheries: Contribution to food security and local economies |
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| Institution: | 1. Sea Around Us Project, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1ZA;2. Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada V8W 3P5;3. Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4;1. Departamento de Ciencias de la Sustentabilidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Campeche. Av. Rancho Polígono 2-A, Ciudad Industrial, C.P. 24500 Lerma, Campeche, Mexico;2. Departamento de Desarrollo Rural, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera Federal México-Texcoco Km. 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco C.P. 56230, Estado de México, Mexico;1. Marine Resource Management Program, OSU College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, USA;2. NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA;1. Center for Oceans, Conservation International, Honolulu, HI, USA;2. Coastal Science and Policy, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA;1. Faculty of Biology and Chemistry (FB02), University of Bremen, Bibliothekstrasse 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany;2. Institutional and Behavioral Economics WG, Leibniz Centre for Tropical, Marine Research (ZMT), Fahrerheitstrasse 6, D-28359 Bremen, Germany;3. Centre for Marine Socioecology (CMS), University of Tasmania, Private Bag, 129, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia;4. Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia;1. Sea Around Us, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada;2. Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The substantial role of women in fisheries is overlooked in management and policy. Fortunately, it is gaining recognition despite a lack of quantitative data describing the scale of participation and contribution. This work summarizes existing knowledge on women's participation in marine fisheries globally, and estimates their contribution in the Pacific. While women's role varies between geographic regions, in the Pacific, women account for 56% of annual small-scale catches, and resulting in an economic impact of 363 million USD (total revenue: 110 million USD). Recognizing and quantifying the role of women in fisheries has profound implications for management, poverty alleviation and development policy. |
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