{"id":25133,"date":"2023-03-08T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceana.org\/?p=25133"},"modified":"2023-03-08T11:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:17:49","slug":"women-mobilize-for-their-rights-as-artisanal-fishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oceana.org\/blog\/women-mobilize-for-their-rights-as-artisanal-fishers\/","title":{"rendered":"Women mobilize for their rights as artisanal fishers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Brazilian fisherwomen and shellfish gatherers are mobilizing to demand adequate representation in their sector, following decades of neglect.<\/strong> In January 2023, fisherwomen from four coastal regions in Brazil gathered with fishermen in the capital, Brasilia, to discuss critical changes needed in the fishing sector. The <a href=\"https:\/\/brasil.oceana.org\/blog\/pescadores-e-pescadoras-artesanais-demandam-do-novo-governo-mudancas-urgentes-na-lei-da-pesca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workshop<\/a>, supported by Oceana, resulted in the \u201cLetter of Brasilia\u201d \u2013 a public call for decision-makers to update the country\u2019s fisheries law \u2013 which was filed in Congress shortly after the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group also drafted a proposal that includes 20 new requirements to address the needs of artisanal fisherwomen throughout the country, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>respecting the identity of fisherwomen;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ensuring participation and rights of fisherwomen in decision-making spaces;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>creating specialized health care programs for fisherwomen and shellfish gatherers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>creating educational and training programs for new fisherwomen leaders and their children;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the end of institutional gender violence; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strengthening the collective of women living in traditional communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some stories from Brazilian fisherwomen about their lives, their work, and why they\u2019re fighting to reform Brazil\u2019s fisheries law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-87b6b830 gb-headline-text\">Jadeir Regina Nascimento<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-79-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25137 lazyload\" width=\"508\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-79-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-79-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-79-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-79-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-79-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 508px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 508\/338;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jadeir Regina Nascimento supports her family through fishing and is proud of her profession. All photos: Oceana \/ Andressa Anholete<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are forgotten by the government at all levels, municipal, state, and federal. Today, I see doors opening for us fisherwomen, because we are building, at the base, a bill for fishing with the chance to say what hurts and what hurts me as a fisherwoman,\u201d says <strong>Jadeir Regina Nascimento<\/strong>, a fisherwoman from Maxaranguape in the northeast state of Rio Grande do Norte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her fifth term as president of the Fishermen&#8217;s Colony in her municipality, Nascimento feels that, for the first time as a fisherwoman, there is the possibility of recognition and professional identity. In the past, she was ashamed to say she was a fisherman because she felt a clear contempt from society toward women involved in fishing. Today, she is filled with pride and belonging. The day her daughter graduated from college, Nascimento realized her own empowerment. \u201cAt the graduation, her daughter took a net and said: &#8216;Mainha [Mommy], through fishing, you formed your daughter.&#8217; It&#8217;s a lot of pride,\u201d Nascimento adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Oceana_Andressa-Anholete-175-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25135 lazyload\" width=\"384\" height=\"255\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Oceana_Andressa-Anholete-175-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Oceana_Andressa-Anholete-175-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Oceana_Andressa-Anholete-175-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Oceana_Andressa-Anholete-175-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Oceana_Andressa-Anholete-175-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 384px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 384\/255;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0e5f3e26 gb-headline-text\">Venina dos Santos Moraes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born and raised in a fishing family on the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul, <strong>Venina dos Santos Moraes<\/strong> never had time to take care of her health until she was diagnosed with cancer. \u201cLife was a child, a house, fishing, and stress. And we were never looked at. Thanks to God, I am healed and ready to fight for the government to create, within the Ministry of Fisheries, a Secretariat for Women Fishermen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Life was a child, a house, fishing, and stress. And we were never looked at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-53353954 gb-headline-text\">Neia Vieira<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-86-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25136 lazyload\" width=\"527\" height=\"350\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-86-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-86-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-86-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-86-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-86-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 527px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 527\/350;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neia Vieira says fisherwomen face health risks on the job. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As President of the Fishing Association in Cariacica \u2013 a municipality in the southern state of Esp\u00edrito Santo \u2013 <strong>Neia Vieira <\/strong>is critical of gaps in the current fisheries law, which does not give adequate inclusion or visibility to women working in the sector. \u201cWe want this recognition as an artisanal fisherwoman, regardless of whether the woman weaves a net, goes out to sea to fish, cleans or processes the fish, or goes out in search of shellfish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vieira says fisherwomen face health risks on the job, including skin problems from exposure to ultraviolet rays, contact with pollutants, and possible animal attacks. Shellfish gatherers, according to Vieira, are also at risk from exposure to heat and smoke, repetitive movements that cause Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), and a series of ergonomic problems caused by the squatting position, such as herniated discs and pain in the lumbar spine and sciatic nerve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-105-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25134 lazyload\" width=\"432\" height=\"287\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-105-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-105-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-105-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-105-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oceana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/26_01-Encontro-Nacional-de-Pesca-Artesanal_-105-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 432px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 432\/287;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Viviane Machado Alves is working with fellow fisherwomen for an updated fisheries policy that includes women. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-viviane-machado-alves\">Viviane Machado Alves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Viviane Machado Alves<\/strong>, also from Rio Grande do Sul, believes the inequality of past decades is nearing an end. She considers the craft of being an artisanal fisher more than just fishing itself. \u201cWe fish, cultivate, process, sell, and, above all, we are also guardians of the environment. We are not just fishing support. We want that visibility. The moment is now with this new federal government that announces that it will govern with the people and for the people. So, there&#8217;s no way we can&#8217;t be present in this new fishing legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;We fish, cultivate, process, sell, and, above all, we are also guardians of the environment. We are not just fishing support. We want that visibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian fisherwomen and shellfish gatherers are mobilizing to demand adequate representation in their sector, following decades of neglect. In January 2023, fisherwomen from four coastal regions in Brazil gathered with fishermen in the capital, Brasilia, to discuss critical changes needed in the fishing sector. The workshop, supported by Oceana, resulted in the \u201cLetter of Brasilia\u201d &#8230; <a title=\"Women mobilize for their rights as artisanal fishers\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/blog\/women-mobilize-for-their-rights-as-artisanal-fishers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Women mobilize for their rights as artisanal fishers\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241,"featured_media":25137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"location":[],"expedition":[],"campaign":[207,193],"ppma_author":[308],"class_list":["post-25133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","campaign-promote-responsible-fishing","campaign-responsible-fishing","infinite-scroll-item"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.1 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Women mobilize for their rights as artisanal fishers | Oceana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/blog\/women-mobilize-for-their-rights-as-artisanal-fishers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Women mobilize for their rights as artisanal fishers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brazilian fisherwomen and shellfish gatherers are mobilizing to demand adequate representation in their sector, following decades of neglect. 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