We, women, are out there, fishing…..: More women are fishing after the crisis, through the going is not always smooth

Skinner, Mildred (2000) We, women, are out there, fishing…..: More women are fishing after the crisis, through the going is not always smooth. Yemaya (SI). pp. 4-5. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

I am a crew member and a partner aboard of a 38-foot longliner. I also fish lobster with my husband from a 22-foot open boat. Talk to any woman who fishes inshore for a living, myself included, and they will tell you they are fishing out of necessity. When the fish stocks started to diminish 12 years ago, that’s when we women started to fish in our area. It just made sense financially for me to go fishing with my husband. It meant we could still make a living from the fishery, but now we have two shares coming to one household.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM043
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Newfoundland, Labrador, Women, Fish Processing, Lobster, Fishing Boats, Insurance, Income, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 04:46
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 04:12
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/161

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