Mbenga A. 1996. Marketing and Distribution of Artisanal Fisheries in the Gambia: “Women as fish protein suppliers in the Gambia”. Thesis submitted for Master degree in Fishery Science, Norwegian College of Fisheries Science, University Tromso, Norway. 103p.

This thesis, based on the artisanal fisheries sector of The Gambia, focuses on the role of men and women in the marketing and distribution of fish and fish products. It discusses the possibilities for increasing domestic fish supply, various types of processing technologies like smoking and drying, and the role of of banabanas—-the intermediaries or the middlemen. In particular, the author focuses on the role of women in the artisanal fisheries sector, its socio-cultural dimensions and the barriers they face in fish marketing.