This study forms part of a larger research project initiated by the Women’s Industry Network (WIN), a South Australian-based non-government organization for women in the fishing industry, and the Social Sciences Centre of the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS). The research deals with women in the commercial fishing industry (sometimes termed the seafood industry’), covering wild catch fisheries and aquaculture. Specifically, the research is based on the view that women’s roles in the Australian fishing industry are poorly reflected in industry statistics, and women’s contributions to industry output and productivity are poorly recognized.