Peters, Karen and Thompson, Shirley and Riddell, Clayton H. (2008) Women don't fish, or do they? University of Manitoba, Canada.
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The focus of this paper is women shrimp catchers who pulse fish without nets or other fishing gear. The women catch the shrimp by sensing their vibration. The shrimp catchers are engaged in what is known as the household mode of production and without external processing of the shrimp, they sell it locally. In looking at the livelihoods of women from the lowest caste in a developing country much insight is gained about environmental impacts of the global economy and the marginalization of the poor. The female shrimp catchers work in a sustainable manner, providing food for local markets surrounded by economic development that threatens their livelihoods. The health of the canals where they catch shrimp is under threat from environmental change due to pollution and overharvesting by large operations. The shrimp catchers' lack of power to protect the ecosystem that they depend on for their livelihoods also creates health risks by working in polluted areas and in working against the rich, wealthy and powerful polluters, as the catchers themselves are of the lowest caste, poor and without power.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Class Number: | 100.WOM048 |
| Keywords: | India, Kerala, Aquaculture, Fishing Methods, Environmental Impact, Pollution, Overfishing, Fishing Gear, Women, Livelihood, Shrimp, Markets, Artisanal Fisheries, Exports, Labour |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2022 05:59 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2022 05:59 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14369 |
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