Women in the shellfishery

Lewis, Donna (1999) Women in the shellfishery. Yemaya (1). pp. 9-10. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

I am a 40-year old mother of three, a fisher/aquaculturist and Director of the Prince County Shellfish Association in Mill River, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. Of all the fisheries in our area, the shellfishery is one in which women have been the most involved. My family and I have leased 34 acres of water in which we cultivate oysters and soft-shell clams. We specialize in top quality Choice Malpeque Oysters and take great pride in the success of culturing softshell clams -— these same clams were in danger of becoming extinct in public waterways due to overfishing and contamination.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM002
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Canada, Women, Shellfish, Information, Closed Season, Fishing Regulations, Licence, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 12:45
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2022 10:16
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/84

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