The international AKTEA conference “Women in fisheries and aquaculture: lessons from the
past, current actions and dreams for the future”, that took place from 10–13 November 2004 in Santiago de Compostela (Spain), brought together over 175 persons from 26 countries from all parts of the world, including fisherwomen, fishers' wives, shellfish gatherers, shellfish farmers, social and natural scientists, civil servants, social workers, politicians, fish sellers and processors. It created a forum where these diverse groups of women and men were ...
