Cleaned out: Women traditionally working as cleaners on oyster boats find themseleves forced out of their jobs

Lewis, Donna (2000) Cleaned out: Women traditionally working as cleaners on oyster boats find themseleves forced out of their jobs. Yemaya (SI). pp. 9-11. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Prince Edward Island has earned an international reputation for excellence on the world shellfish market. One species that has achieved this recognition is the Malpeque oyster. The physical labor associated with fishing oysters is intensive. ‘Tongs’, which are basically two rakes, 6-14 feet in length and fastened together, are used to grapple the oysters from the ocean floor and lift them to the boat for cleaning and sorting. Every oyster must be free of spat (oyster seed), barnacles and mussels, and must be at least three inches long to be sold.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM039
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Canada, Prince Edward Islands, Women, Labour, Oysters, Boats, Commercial Fishing, Licence, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 04:47
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 04:22
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/157

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