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Abstract
The study of fishing communities has mostly focused its analytical gaze on the activities of men; however, ethnographic research carried out in Northern Peru shows that women are critical components of the fishing enterprise even if they rarely engage in fishing directly. This paper shows the different ways in which women influence the local fishing economy and how their indirect involvement impacts the management of ocean resources by traditional fishermen of Mancora, located in the department of Piura. Women in this village capitalize on social capital to manage a complex net of information and alliances on land that is critical to the success of their family’s fishing operations. In this paper, I posit that it is the contributions of women that provide the resilience needed to maintain an artisanal fishing tradition facing environmental and social disruptions.