How does gender effect fisheries management? It is well documented that women in fishing communities all over the world play major roles in the processing and distribution of fish, but discovering their views of and preferences regarding fisheries management is the subject of this research. While asking specifically about gender appears to be narrower in scope than asking who should participate in fisheries management, the outcome of this study reveals that a discussion of gendered preferences is intrinsically linked to a discussion of occupational and cultural preferences. The effects of gender are irrevocably tied to the effects of power and the relationship between government and local institutions. Thus, this study starts at gender but delves into recommendations as to what fisheries management as a whole should look like.