Tuscany’s fisherwomen

Tuscany’s fisherwomen

Five women recently established Italy's first cooperative of female fishers. Located in the Tuscan town of Carrara, the cooperative sells the women's daily catch in the shop Bio e Mare, which it also runs. The women-three Italians, one Bulgarian and one Columbian-‘go to the open

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Thu 09 Dec 2010 1:00 AM

Five women recently established Italy’s first cooperative of female fishers. Located in the Tuscan town of Carrara, the cooperative sells the women’s daily catch in the shop Bio e Mare, which it also runs. The women-three Italians, one Bulgarian and one Columbian-‘go to the open sea, alone, with a new fishing boat,’ said Joseph Maffei, president of Carrara’s historic fishing co-op, the Mistral Marina di Carrara. ‘They are the first all-female crew in our national marina,’ added Maffei, ‘and they take care of the whole process, from fishing at sea to the processing and sale of the fish; everything is done organically.’

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