Harjas Kaur Murar’s article features female divers called ‘haenyoes’ in South Korea’s Jeju province. She shows how the creation of boundaries has complicated the haenyeos mobility, impairing their relationship with the seascape.
Matteo Luzzi and Jennifer Gee argue in their article that the 36th Committee on Fisheries (COFI), convened in July 2024 at FAO headquarters in Rome, focused on how we can advance gender equality in fisheries and aquaculture. They highlight the challenges and opportunities for women who play crucial roles in these sectors.
Marieta Sumagaysay’s article draws attention to the recommendations from a training workshop organized as part of GAF8, integrating gender perspectives into research and policy, enhancing capacity-building initiatives, and fostering cross-sector collaboration.
Josana Pinto da Costa is from MPP, a fisherfolks’ movement in Brazil. In her conversation with N. Venugopalan, she points out that livelihood and ancestral practices are under threat from varied factors. They include: discrimination and prejudices, inadequate representation in the structures of decision making, femicide, exclusionary public policies, and the lack of equity, respect and legal recognition for traditional fishing territories.
Vishakha Gupta maps gender issues at the biodiversity conferences of the Convention on Biological Diversity from 2002 to 2024. She demonstrates that gender has increasingly become a central and intrinsic part of the discussions and decisions at the conferences of parties (COP) to the convention. However, delays in critical discussions on gender have hindered immediate progress, as was demonstrated in the recently concluded COP16.
Vivienne Solis contributes to the discussions on COP16, pointing to the need to develop clear indicators of Target 23 for effective monitoring and compliance.
Nikita Gopal’s portrait of Meryl Williams shows her inspirational leadership and mentorship. Through various platforms, Williams has created a new generation of leaders on gender in fisheries and aquaculture.
Indu M.G. reviews the film Against the Tide. The film delivers powerful images about overfishing, climate change and threats to sustainable traditional occupations in the face of economic activities across the oceans, she writes.
In her column ‘Milestones’, Ahana Lakshmi draws attention to the need to intensify efforts to close social protection gaps and achieve climate goals simultaneously. The book, ‘The World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition’, highlights the urgency to make social protection gender responsive.
The ‘Profile’ column shows Mama Cynthia standing out as a mentor, training other women at the landing site of Lake Kivu. She encourages women to take up fishing as a means to support their families.
Alessandro Musetta and Rosine Nsimire Hamuli draw attention to the obstacles confronting the Association for the Development of Illiterate Fishers of South Kivu.
Yemaya No. 70, dated December 2024, is available online at: