Traditionally the role of women in fishing has gone largely unnoticed, but now in recent years there has been a growing interest about them. However, the task of identifying and quantifying the role played by women in fisheries has yet to be fully developed. This study tackles the role of women in fishing from a double perspective, both quantitatively and qualitatively, focusing on the case of inshore fishing in the Valencia Community (VC) in Spain. Official statistics now incorporate some important changes in order to reflect a more realistic view of women’s involvement in fishing. However, beyond ‘official’ trades and figures, there is a wealth of work largely done by women that goes unnoticed but it's essential for the fishing sector. Overcoming this, introducing women into fishing studies, statistics and fishing institutions, recognising the work of women in the fishing sector or promoting women who work in tasks traditionally carried out by men is a challenge for such a traditional sector, immersed in profound economic and social change.

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“海洋是我们的生命”。巴伦西亚自治区渔业部门的妇女

传统上，妇女在捕鱼中的作用在很大程度上没有引起人们的注意，但近年来，人们对她们的兴趣日益增长。但是，确定和量化妇女在渔业中的作用的任务尚未完全完成。这项研究从数量和质量两方面从双重角度探讨了妇女在捕鱼中的作用，重点是西班牙巴伦西亚社区（VC）的近岸捕鱼案例。官方统计现在纳入了一些重要变化，以反映出对妇女参与捕鱼的更现实的看法。但是，除了“官方”行业和数字之外，还有很多工作是由女性完成的，尽管这些工作很少有人注意到，但这对渔业部门来说却是必不可少的。克服了这一点，将妇女带入了渔业研究，统计和捕鱼机构，