The PROCFish regional socio-economic database includes gender-specific fishery data across 63 coastal communities in 17 Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs). The 17 PICTs can further be separated by major cultural group, i.e. Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Fishery data is further specified by three different habitats as perceived by fishers, including sheltered coastal reef, lagoon and outer reef. This nested design is used to illuminate the major question: What are the commonalities and differences between fishermen and fisherwomen across all 17 PICTs, by cultural group, gender group and habitat fished? Earlier studies suggested that women’s contributions are substantive; confirmed in this study particularly for Melanesian communities. In addition, results indicated that fishermen are mainly responsible for the total annual catch of a community, most of which is sold on the local market to people not belonging to the fishermen’s community. The results therefore highlight the importance of targeting subsistence and commercial artisanal fishers, differences in gender contributions to both of these and differences between cultural groups