Poisoned dynamite: Women and men of fishing communities work together to demand a ban on dynamite fishing

Kumara, Herman (2000) Poisoned dynamite: Women and men of fishing communities work together to demand a ban on dynamite fishing. Yemaya (3). pp. 3-4. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Vineetha Kahingala is a 35-year old housewife in a fishing village on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. She has three small children—a son and two daughters—the smallest of whom is less than a year old. Her husband is a traditional small-scale fishworker, working with two others in a boat. They go to the sea early in the morning and come back by around 9.00 am. Their income depends on the catch. The boatowner gets 50 per cent from the net income and the three workers share the rest. Some days, they each earn below Rs.50, and on the rare better days, they may even get around Rs.500 each.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM031
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Sri Lanka, Fishing Communities, Ban, Dynamite Fishing, Purse Seines, Fish Catch, National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO), Livelihoods, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 06:09
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 04:33
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/149

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