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Photos: Moroccan fisherwomen break tradition, venture into deep waters

The village fisherwomen break through boundaries into the male-dominated world of fishing

Published: March 11, 2020 12:49 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_36624.jpg-0966b~1-1583916225222 — Members of the first Moroccan female fishing cooperative prepare go out to sea in a fishing boat, in the village of Belyounech on the coast of the Mediterranean, northern Morocco. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_31822.jpg-a4842-1583916231832 — In the village of Belyounech in Morocco, a group of 19 women has become the country’s female artisanal fishing cooperative, entering a profession that has always been dominated by men. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_90166.jpg-0f3a5~1-1583916244480 — Of the 19 women in the Belyounech cooperative, only four had previously made money from their catch. The cooperative, the members of which have undergone two years of training, hopes to earn money from the fish for the first time. However, these women continue to face opposition from men Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_07811.jpg-dbd27~1-1583916213936 — The women in the area have long mended fishing nets or helped their husbands fish, and they've yearned for decades for a spot of their own on a fishing boat in the Mediterranean. Image Credit: AP

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Belyounech — Fatiha Naji, right, Fatima Mekhnas, centre and Saida Fetouh, left, members of the first Moroccan female fishing cooperative go out to sea in a fishing boat, in the village of Belyounech. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_06432.jpg-e0d33~1-1583916217101 — Members of the first Moroccan female fishing cooperative receive first aid training in the village of Belyounech. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_14998.jpg-3c0c8~1-1583916237925 — Seagulls fly over a beach in the village of Belyounech, where the the first Moroccan female fishing cooperative was started, on the coast of the Mediterranean, northern Morocco. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_70415.jpg-600d7~1-1583916253010 — Members of the first Moroccan female fishing cooperative go out to sea in a fishing boat, in the village of Belyounech. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_47337.jpg-0bf4b~1-1583916222410 — Amina Mekhnes, a member of the Moroccan female fishing cooperative, poses for a photo as she prepares to go to sea in a fishing boat, in the village of Belyounech. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_87940.jpg-6fda9~1-1583916259147 — Fishermen hang out in a coffee shop in the village of Belyounech. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_53320.jpg-c5116~1-1583916219670 — Freshly caught fish are displayed for customers in a market in the village of Belyounech. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_26163.jpg-51fc9~1-1583916234938 — Saida Fetouh, left, and Habiba Mekhnes, right, members of the first Moroccan female fishing cooperative, are seen in their home with their daughters, in the village of Belyounech. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_74047.jpg-38aed~1-1583916249776 — Fishing boats are stationed at a beach in the village of Belyounech on the coast of the Mediterranean, northern Morocco. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_77048.jpg-09cad~1-1583916246721 — Amember of the first female fishing cooperative prepares fishing nets in the village of Belyounech Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Morocco_Fisherwomen_Photo_Gallery_36326.jpg-49092-1583916228527 — Members of the first Moroccan female fishing cooperative go out to sea in a fishing boat. Image Credit: AP

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