‘Ganjam Fisherwomen Unite to Get Back Fish Trade from Monopolistic Traders’ (2020) by Priya Ranjan Sahu for ‘Mongabay India’, produced with support of the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.
‘The Slow Exit of Foraging in Urban Blue Spaces’ (2026) by Jyotsnika Tiwari for ‘Mongabay India’.
‘Fisherwomen Ride the Rough Waves While India's Blue Economy Blooms’ (2025) by Priyamvada Kowshik for ‘Mongabay India’.
‘Women In Fisheries: Roles, Constraints and Recommendations’ (2024) by Tanuja S., Mridula Devi, S.K. Sarangi, and P.R. Sahoo for Indian Farmers.
‘Women’s perspectives of small-scale fisheries and environmental change in Chilika lagoon, India’ (2018) by Fatima Noor Khan, Andrea M. Collins, Prateep Kumar Nayak, and Derek Armitage for Maritime Studies.
Despite its importance, cleaning fish remains one of the least visible forms of labour in the fisheries economy. Revathi Sunil and Rashmi Sridar document what a day’s work looks like for the women at the Rameshwaram Fish…
—S. Pandiammal, 44, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Industrial demand is making one of the most affordable species of fish along the east coast of India more expensive. E. Haripriya explores what these ripple effects mean for local kitchens in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.
—Ratna and Alka, Koli fisherwomen, Mumbai