As World Fish Stocks Decline, Researchers Turn to an Untapped Resource - Women

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01 Mar 2002 - 18 Jan 2016
Equity Issues Top Agenda as Scientists Question Fishing Industry Practices
From backyard ponds in Bangladesh to the deep-water fisheries off Africa's Atlantic coast, women's role as ""fisher folk"" is fast changing one of the most tradition-bound segments of the world's food supply chain. Changes in fishing practices and in the relatively new field of aquaculture, researchers say, bring with them new challenges and opportunities, but few signposts to provide guidance.

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