A gender lens on women’s harvesting activities and interactions with local marine governance in a South Pacific fishing community

摘要: Women play an important role within small-scale fishing communities in the South Pacific, contributing to food security and income. Yet, decisions on management of coastal fisheries are mostly taken by male community leaders. Given that women men interact with marine spaces differently, there is a need further analyze women’s men’s differentiated roles participation resource use governance. This study does so drawing qualitative data from case Solomon Islands. In studied here, had crucial effects social, economic, ecological sustainability. Our reveals provided significant social economic benefits their families broader community. At same time, we find some were inclined towards breaking local rules (i.e., potentially lowering positive conservation efforts) because (1) been little involved decision-making regard management; (2) partly lost trust leadership due perceived misuse money; (3) more constrained activities closure was located where mainly used fish. highlights importance paying attention needs actions governance fishery—including both as well negative consequences thereof. Furthermore, our shows that, besides gender, other socio-cultural variables religious denomination place birth) shaped person’s interactions fishery. It thus adds weight intersectional approaches gender.