Brussels, 27/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - Last week the European Commission organised a first-ever conference on the little known role of women in the fisheries sector. At the conference, Commissioner Franz Fischler explained that women accounted for 22% of the total sector workforce and their involvement is high given the frequent absence of fishermen at sea. Participants (135 women from the fisheries sector from all Member States) exchanged their "not-the-ground" experience and discussed the...