Photographer explores key role of women in historic east coast herring ports – and in today’s industry A photographic exhibition celebrating the significant role of women in the fishing industry has opened at the Shetland Museum and Archives in Lerwick.…
The days of it being considered ‘bad luck’ for women to be aboard fishing boats is slipping from living memory. From Shetland and Orkney down to Cornwall, female leaders, vessel managers and fisheries scientists are a routine day to day…
A new report exploring the real-life experiences, challenges and opportunities of women working in the Scottish fishing industry has been published, reports Paul Scott. The ‘Women in Scottish Fisheries’ review was carried out last year by PhD student Katja Hržic…
The Fishing News Awards caused a media storm when ex-MEP Christian Allard questioned their use of the ‘non- inclusive’ term ‘fisherman’. Ashley Mullenger – aka The Female Fisherman – and her female colleagues respond… “What’s in a name? That which…
The campaign for a statue to honour the Headscarf Revolutionaries – Hull’s trawler safety campaigners – has taken a step forward, reports Brian W Lavery. Earlier this month, an appeal went out to find a local sculptor to undertake the…
Ashley Mullenger, aka Instagram’s The Female Fisherman, reflects on her experience of being a woman onboard Tap into a Google search: “Are women on boats bad luck?”, and this is what you get: “Women were bad luck onboard because they…
A new group, Women in Welsh Fisheries (WIWF), has been established by the Wales Seafood Cluster to enable women in the industry to meet, share experiences, and raise awareness of their work. Rachael Harper spoke to North Wales Seafood Cluster…
The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther has launched a new exhibition depicting the human stories underpinning Hull’s distant-water trawling industry, its demise and legacy. The exhibition, named ‘Loss + Resilience’, is a study in photography and film by award-winning independent…
A new exhibition about the important role of women in the fishing industry over time is now open at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre at North Shields Fish Quay. The exhibition, entitled ‘That’s Women’s Work’, will run until the…
Fifty percent of potential new recruits to the fishing industry are being lost because women do not, by and large, want to make a career in the industry, reports Tim Oliver. This was one of the comments made in a…
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