It is often repeated that the fishing industry is a man’s world, with few women fishing actively or engaged in ancillary work, much less calling the shots.
But in its latest cover story, Fishing News Internationalunearthed one story after another of women who chose this vocation and succeeded despite the odds, some impeded by their gender, but many others not.
Click here to see all the pictures that tell the stories of women who, though from different walks in life, are united in their passion for the industry.
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