Yemaya, No. 27, March 2008

Reflections/ Women in Fisheries - Women's struggles in fisheries: What have we gained? Africa/ South Africa - Women’s net worth. Europe/ The Netherlands - VinVis: The women in fisheries network. Asia/ The Philippines - Women as fishers: Issues and struggles. Yemaya/ Past to Present - Yemaya over the years. Yemaya Recommends - Mukkuvar Women. Profile - Meet Zoila Bustamente. Q&A - Interview with Maria Cristina Maneschy. Milestones – France. What's New, Webby? - ICSF’s Women in Fisheries Bibliography.

Manual Control of Phragmites australis on Pondshores of Cape Cod National Seashore, Masachusetts, USA

The non-native, invasive genotype of the common reed ( Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel) has become a problem of significant proportions throughout wetlands of North America (Saltonstall 2001). Although attempts to suppress or eradicate Phragmites have utilized a wide variety of techniques, herbicides have generally been most effective (Marks et al. 1994). In the spring, mid-summer, and late summer of 2003, we attempted to opportunistically control Phragmites in five freshwater ponds within Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) by repeatedly severing stems underwater, at ground level.(PDF has 4 pages.)