This month’s theme is “Bringing the Feminine into Fishing,” which is also a theme of Advocacy. I feel the themes complement each other so much because, since the beginning of our economic civilization, POCFs have been instrumental in keeping the industry going and protecting our fisheries, fishermen, and fishing families. And, the people at Oregon…

Let me tell you, this episode was like a HUGE POCF celebrity interview for me! I was so excited to learn from a seasoned Partner and to share her knowledge with our beautiful community. But let’s start at the beginning…

(Side note: I’m intentionally posting this for one of our first blog posts in February because our theme this month is “Feminine Advocacy” and the importance of bringing our feminine ways of thought, processes, minds, and hearts into fishing. You’ll see this theme played out each Wednesday when a new podcast episode drops, too!)

At the start of 2023, the Newport Fishermen’s Wives helped rally to raise over $100K to replace torched crab gear in Ilwaco, Washington. Link to the episode is in the post!

Years before, I had a chance to interview former Co-President Tuanette Dixon for our blog to learn more about what it means to be in a fishermen’s wives group and how they can support their community and themselves through the ups and downs of the fishing seasons.

In this blog, I am reposting our first blog interview with Taunette for a little background about their group and the dynamics of working with strong, independent women. A perfect segway into the podcast interview about how they rallied to help save the Ilwaco, WA fishermen and families!

Let’s Dive in!