Beyond fish processors and caregivers: women as primary secondary and tertiary fish users

Lentisco Angela, . and Lee Robert, . Beyond fish processors and caregivers: women as primary secondary and tertiary fish users. pp. 33-42. ISSN 0116-6514

Womens contributions to fisheries are seldom recognised and when they are they are often understood from the roles they play in fish processing marketing and caregivers of fishing households. This characterisation has influenced the manner in which gender issues have been taken into account in fisheries development projects: women are targeted through post-harvest and household support activities low-conflict� interventions that allow them to remain in socially acceptable female domains without challenging power relations or improving their participation in decision-making. In this paper we argue that it is necessary to move beyond the perception of women as fish processors and caregivers by better understanding their access to fisheries resources identifying their roles and relationships with others and by acknowledging the benefits of directly involving them in decision-making. Based on a synthesis of relevant literature we develop three categories to illustrate the different ways women access fisheries resources. Women directly involved in fish-harvesting are categorised as primary users while those that access fish through kinship or other relationships are categorised as secondary users. Finally women who buy fish directly from fishers or traders are categorised as tertiary users. Drawing on these categories we are able to make a number of recommendations to enhance womens participation in the fisheries sector.

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Abstract

Womens contributions to fisheries are seldom recognised and when they are they are often understood from the roles they play in fish processing marketing and caregivers of fishing households. This characterisation has influenced the manner in which gender issues have been taken into account in fisheries development projects: women are targeted through post-harvest and household support activities low-conflict� interventions that allow them to remain in socially acceptable female domains without challenging power relations or improving their participation in decision-making. In this paper we argue that it is necessary to move beyond the perception of women as fish processors and caregivers by better understanding their access to fisheries resources identifying their roles and relationships with others and by acknowledging the benefits of directly involving them in decision-making. Based on a synthesis of relevant literature we develop three categories to illustrate the different ways women access fisheries resources. Women directly involved in fish-harvesting are categorised as primary users while those that access fish through kinship or other relationships are categorised as secondary users. Finally women who buy fish directly from fishers or traders are categorised as tertiary users. Drawing on these categories we are able to make a number of recommendations to enhance womens participation in the fisheries sector.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Fisheries
AGROVOC Term:	Role of women
AGROVOC Term:	Women (role)
AGROVOC Term:	womens participation
AGROVOC Term:	Fish processing
AGROVOC Term:	Marketing
AGROVOC Term:	Fishing industry
AGROVOC Term:	Fishermen
AGROVOC Term:	Fisheries development
AGROVOC Term:	Decision making
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23669

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