As in other Pacific Islands, women in Verata dominate in the subsistence fishing sector, with increasing involvement in the local commercial fishery. In addition to significant contributions to the nutrition requirements of their homes, women fishers actively participate in the market economy with the commercialization of previously subsistence target species. Women face two disadvantages. In the traditional context, they were predominantly disadvantaged by conventional restrictions or taboos with their subsistence fishing activities invisibilized under household work, and in the changing economical condition, where fishing is shifting from subsistence to serving markets, women’s labour has increased without a corresponding increase in acknowledgement and status. Official documentation, for instance, still does not account for their participation in markets and overlooks it. Further, their traditional sustainable fishing practices that acted as a safeguard against misuse or over-exploitation of resources, are now being bypassed. The article documents the traditional practices that women employ and concludes by stating the need to understand and promote fishing methods that women use; include them in decision-making processes; and support the increase of their capacities.