The report notes a sustained increase in registrations in the Register of Related Activities (RAC), with 4,657 women. Likewise, there are 8,524 artisanal fishers registered in the Artisanal Fishing Register (RPA); an increase of 7.3% compared to 2024 and almost 1,000 more women than those registered in 2023.
Ended 2025 and with it the 19th edition of the report was made public Women and Men in the Fishing and Aquaculture Sectors of Chile, document prepared by Sernapesca together with Subsecretariat e Indespaand confirms a sustained upward trend in the participation of women in practically all productive areas of the sector.
The new version of this important sectoral report also incorporated new contents aimed at strengthening the qualitative and quantitative approach of the document, highlighting for the first time testimonies of women entrepreneurs from the artisanal fishing field and a specific section on women's participation in Maritime Coastal Areas for Originary Peoples (ECMPO).
One of the report’s main findings was sustained growth in the Register of Related Activities (RAC). By 2025, 4,657 women, 1,852 men and one non-binary person were registered, bringing the national total to 6,511. This was a 296% increase over 2023, when 1,643 people were registered, and further evidence of the rise that It was already evident in the 2024 report.
In this sense, the largest registrations are concentrated in the categories of strippers (with 2,241 women in 2024 and 2,704 in 2025), filleters (from 2,022 in 2024 to 2,439 in 2025) and incarnaters (from 1,739 to 2,053 in a similar period). In addition, the report states that 356 persons registered with the RAC belong to indigenous peoples, predominantly those who identified themselves as Mapuche.
The document also shows that the Artisanal Fishing Registry (RPA) maintains an upward trajectory in terms of female participation. In 2025, registered women reached 28,042, an increase of 3 per cent over 2024. In 2025, artisanal fishermen registered in the RPA reached 8,524, a 7.3 per cent increase over 2024 and almost 1,000 more women than those registered in 2023. (7.532).
In the area of fisheries, progress has also been made. During 2025, 1,741 women in national artisanal fishermen's organizations arrived, rising from 460 (2024) to 492 (2025) who also lead their organization as presidents. In addition, the report notes 1,953 organizations currently registered in the Register of Craft Organisations (ROA), with 1,424 such organizations. mixed, that is, by men and women.
Finally, with regard to the areas for the management and exploitation of Benthic Resources (AMERB), the report indicates that by 2025 there were 477 beneficiary organizations at the national level, of which 296 were made up of men and women.
The report - which can be reviewed in full on the Subpesca website - also includes figures for the industrial sector, recreational fisheries, the aquaculture sector, landings and Indespa's support for artisanal fisheries and small-scale aquaculture, at which point we can see an increase of 17% of the projects financed, with coverage reached 24,500 people, 26% of them women, representing an increase of eleven points compared to the previous period.
It should be noted that this document is prepared jointly by Sernapesca, Subpesca and Indespa and aims to make visible, through gender-sensitive statistical information, the participation of women and men in fisheries and aquaculture, promoting economic inclusion, equal opportunities and the full and effective participation of women in a historically masculinized sector.
