Profile: A Very young 52!: Seaweed collector, Lakshmi, wants to leave behind a legacy of sustainable seaweed collection

Narayanan, Sumana (2013) Profile: A Very young 52!: Seaweed collector, Lakshmi, wants to leave behind a legacy of sustainable seaweed collection. Yemaya (44). p. 3. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Lakshmi could probably collect seaweed in her sleep considering that she has been collecting seaweed since she was 10 years old. She is now 52. A very young 52.Lakshmi is a fisherwoman from the Gulf of Mannar region of southern India. The Gulf of Mannar, a hallow bay on the southeastern coast of India, has over 3000 species including dugongs, sea turtles, and sea grasses.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM370
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Personalities, Women, India, Gulf of Mannar, Seaweed, Livelihoods, Fisheries Legislation, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 06:50
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2022 03:52
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/781

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