The author strongly feels that the “invisibility” of women’s role in fisheries, particularly of the wives and daughters of fishermen, has resulted in the exclusion of fisherwomen’s issues. One consequence of this is the failure to seriously investigate social and management problems that women fishers face today. The author talks about the formation of VinVis, an autonomous and open network for women in Dutch fisheries, concerned about their future. She strongly advocates for the recognition and validation of women’s roles in fisheries.