‘The Sea is Our Life’. Woman in the Fishery Sector of the Valencian Community

Racionero, Paloma Herrera; Lizcano, Emmánuel; Pastor, Luis Gaspar Miret; Mascarell, Yesmina

doi:10.1111/soru.12318

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“…As such, it is desirable to have a large enough fishery community where knowledge, experience, and sense of community exist. Additionally, competitive fishers wages are necessary to make work attractive, and a balanced gender relation is essential since it has been shown that even if they are still minoritarian, women play a key and unnoticed role in the Spanish Mediterranean fisheries sector (Herrera-Racionero et al, 2021). Accordingly, within this dimension, we considered the following indicators suitable: the trend in the number of purseseiners fishers (reference value: not negative compared to the average historical data); fishers' wage in relation to national most usual salary (reference value: fishers should earn at least the same wage as the most interprofessional usual salary -modal salary-); and gender disparity (reference value: gender balance, at least 50% of women's working in the sector).…”

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Can a “doughnut” economic framework be useful to monitor the blue economy success? A fisheries example

Ortega,

Coll,

Ramírez

2024

E&S

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In this paper, we employ a "doughnut" economic approach to comprehensively assess the state of the purse-seiners fisheries sector in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. The analysis identifies several instances of ecological overshooting and shortages in basic social needs, indicating that the current situation is, in many respects, far from being in a secure, ecologically safe, and socially just space. It demonstrates that the necessary transition to achieve a sustainable sector is not solely a technical or financial issue; it also requires sufficient social capabilities to lead and manage the process, taking into consideration the social context in which it would occur. Our assessment indicates the need for urgent action and an overarching transition plan that includes an ecosystem-based fishery management plan, including commercial and social plans. The study showcases that this approach is useful in providing valuable information to support the transition of fisheries toward sustainability. Moreover, utilizing this non-fisheries-specific framework can facilitate the participation of fisheries expertise in broader discussions about the socioeconomic and ecological changes needed to achieve a post-growth-oriented blue economy.

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Can a “doughnut” economic framework be useful to monitor the blue economy success? A fisheries example

Ortega,

Coll,

Ramírez

2024

E&S

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“…Ainsworth et al 2023 ). Furthermore, this essential work is difficult to quantify and still largely goes unnoticed despite changes to the ways such work is recorded in Spain’s official statistics (Herrero-Racionero et al 2021 ).…”

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Identifying sustainability priorities among value chain actors in artisanal common octopus fisheries

Ainsworth

Pita

et al. 2023

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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The United Nations (UN) Decade of Ocean Science highlights a need to improve the way in which scientific results effectively inform action and policies regarding the ocean. Our research contributes to achieving this goal by identifying practical actions, barriers, stakeholder contributions and resources required to increase the sustainability of activities carried out in the context of artisanal fisheries to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) Global Action Plan (GAP) Pillar targets. We conducted a novel ‘social value chain analysis’ via a participatory workshop to elicit perspectives of value chain actors and fisheries stakeholders associated with two Spanish artisanal common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) fisheries (western Asturias—Marine Stewardship Council [MSC] certified, and Galicia—non-MSC certified) about their priorities regarding sustainable octopus production and commercialization. Our adapted Rapfish sustainability framework emphasised the importance of economic, environmental, ethical, institutional, social, and technological indicators to different actors across the value chain. We mapped participants’ shared sustainability priorities (e.g. integrated fisheries management, knowledge-based management, product traceability) to six Rapfish indicators, seven IYAFA Pillars and twelve SDGs to reveal how our results can inform ocean policy and actions. This identified how certification incentives and other cooperative approaches can facilitate environmental, economic and social sustainability (e.g. value-added products, price premiums for producers, gender inclusive organisations); support IYAFA priority outcomes (raised awareness, strengthened science-policy interface, empowered stakeholders, partnerships); and help to achieve UN SDG targets (e.g. SDG 14.b, SDG 17.17). The results can inform actors, stakeholders and policymakers about how different actors contribute to efforts to achieve the SDGs and how to manage priorities for sustainable actions within artisanal fisheries and their value chains. We recommend inclusive and equitable participatory knowledge transfer and governance platforms as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science and beyond where participants can create theories of change towards sustainability involving the development of multi-sectoral ocean policies framed at the level of the value chain and supported by appropriate governance structures. Graphical Abstract

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Why women from fishing communities in Andalusia (Spain) not enlist on fishing vessels? Socio-economic and ideological factors of their non-recognition and initiatives for their inclusion

Álvarez,

del Corral,

Alba

2024

Maritime Studies

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Andalusia, located in southern Spain, has a long coastline and a rich history of fishing activities that encompass extraction, industrialization, and commercialization. However, women have traditionally been underrepresented in various stages of the fishing chain in this region. Despite this, women have made significant contributions to the sustainability and social well-being of fishing households through their involvement in diverse fishing-related tasks. Women in Andalusia have taken on diverse roles in the fishing sector, including administration and support tasks for fishing units, as well as responsibilities related to care and maintenance of domestic services. In 2018, the Andalusian Association of Women in the Fishing Sector (ANDMUPES) was launched with the aim of promoting the effective incorporation of women in different tasks. The study conducted an in-depth questionnaire across 25 ports in Andalusia to gather comprehensive data on the labor situation of women in the fishing sector, as well as to expose the picture of ideological factors and socio-economic conditions that are hindering the access of women to the fishing sector. The study aims to highlight the role of women in the fishing sector and their potential contributions to the innovation, transformation, and sustainability of small-scale fishing.

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‘The Sea is Our Life’. Woman in the Fishery Sector of the Valencian Community

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

Can a “doughnut” economic framework be useful to monitor the blue economy success? A fisheries example

Can a “doughnut” economic framework be useful to monitor the blue economy success? A fisheries example

Identifying sustainability priorities among value chain actors in artisanal common octopus fisheries

Why women from fishing communities in Andalusia (Spain) not enlist on fishing vessels? Socio-economic and ideological factors of their non-recognition and initiatives for their inclusion

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