Role of women in small scale fisheries - a case study

Women in general are hopeful of improving their lives through the development of fisheries activities in the Island and show readiness to acquire new skills andundergo training for the same. But poverty and to certain extent ignorance have hampered their progress. Data collected through a survey in Vypeenkara forms the basis for this study. An interview schedule was administered to the female head of the households which gave information on 1,148 women. Observations were also made in landing centres, curing yards and processing units