Sisterhood and Seine-Nets: Engendering Development and Conservation in Ghana's Marine Fishery

Professional Geographer

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 160-177

  Walker, Barbara Louise Endemaño ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Gender; Ghana

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; PURSE SEINING;

GHANA;

EID: 0342902192     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00277     Document Type: Article

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