Field programme · Fisheries
Fisherwomen are the foundation of fisher families, and they are the group most affected by habitat damage and biodiversity loss caused by illegal fishing and overfishing.
Photo: Akdeniz Koruma Vakfı Arşivi
The detrimental effects of gender inequality are also visible in the fishing sector.
Fisherwomen are the foundation of fisher families, and they are the group most affected by habitat damage and biodiversity loss caused by illegal fishing and overfishing.
To determine the number and distribution of fisherwomen in Türkiye, 461 fishery cooperatives were interviewed, and 3,070 women were found to be fishing at sea and on inland waters.
The detrimental effects of gender inequality are also visible in the fishing sector. The general consensus that fishing is a “man's job” results in the number of fisherwomen in our seas and inland waters, as well as their social and economic problems, being overlooked in our country. Gender inequality in economic life is an important reason for the impoverishment not only of women but of all family members. Fisherwomen are the foundation of fisher families, and they are the group most affected by habitat damage and biodiversity loss caused by illegal fishing and overfishing.
Fisherwomen
While collaborating with small-scale shore fishers in its efforts to conserve marine biodiversity, the Mediterranean Conservation Foundation regards the problems faced by shore fishers, regardless of gender, as one of its areas of focus.
To this end, it worked in Gökova Bay, the Datça-Bozburun Peninsula and Lake Beyşehir to find solutions to the professional problems of fisherwomen, to increase capacity in organisation and professional knowledge, and to increase the public visibility of fisherwomen.
To determine the number and distribution of fisherwomen in Türkiye, it interviewed 461 fishery cooperatives and found that 3,070 women were fishing at sea and on inland waters.
Together with the Central Association of Fishery Cooperatives, the project partner, it took the first steps towards establishing a Fisherwomen's Commission, which can evaluate the problems and needs of fisherwomen through an interdisciplinary lens and determine national roadmaps.
While collaborating with small-scale shore fishers in its efforts to conserve marine biodiversity, the Mediterranean Conservation Foundation regards the problems faced by shore fishers, regardless of gender, as one of its areas of focus.
To this end, it worked in Gökova Bay, the Datça-Bozburun Peninsula and Lake Beyşehir to find solutions to the professional problems of fisherwomen, to increase capacity in organisation and professional knowledge, and to increase the public visibility of fisherwomen.
To determine the number and distribution of fisherwomen in Türkiye, it interviewed 461 fishery cooperatives and found that 3,070 women were fishing at sea and on inland waters.
Together with the Central Association of Fishery Cooperatives, the project partner, it took the first steps towards establishing a Fisherwomen's Commission, which can evaluate the problems and needs of fisherwomen through an interdisciplinary lens and determine national roadmaps.
