About 120 million people are directly dependent on commercial capture fisheries for their livelihoods. Ninety-seven percent (116 million) of the 'fish people' live in developing countries and 92 percent are involved in the small-scale fisheries sector. In the small-scale fisheries, almost half (48 percent) work in inland waters (lakes, rivers, wetlands), and about half (47 percent) are women, mainly engaged in the post-harvest activities, handling...
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