Monthly Archives: March 2015

Unique, Refreshing and a Very Special Person

The month of March is a special time as we get to enjoy and promote International Woman’s Day (8 March) and so it is with great pleasure and pride that we announce that Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) Woman of the Month for March is May Myat Noe Lwin, known affectionately as Noe Noe.

Both supporters of the nomination Professor Kevin Fitzsimmons and Dr Antonio Garza d’Yta were unanimous in their praise for the enormous efforts of this young lady who has a burning desire to assist her birthplace country, Myanmar, to embrace and engage Aquaculture as a major primary activity.

Nicki Holmyard and Jenny Cobcroft (December Woman of the Month) were both encouraged to go to Myanmar over the last few months by Noe Noe and she has been one of the main instigators in gaining recent projects for the country.

Travel Grants for Jeju

Aquaculture without Frontiers is pleased to announce the opportunity for females engaged in aquaculture to apply for travel grant funding kindly provided by WAS-APC for their members.* This is the opportunity to attend World Aquaculture 2015 in Jeju 26-30 May 2015.

There are three (3) grants available x USD1500 which are aimed to cover accommodation and travel and WAS-APC will organise registration at the event. Two (2) of the grants are expressly for female students and the third is for a mature age female who works in aquaculture.

The applicant must be willing to serve and assist at the WAS-APC Booth – rostered as per arrangements and to be prepared to be part of a panel involved in the Women in Aquaculture & Fisheries session at WA2015. This panel will discuss experiences of women in the aquaculture/fisheries area.

Applications close on Friday 3 April (close of business) 2015 and can be made via Application APC-AwF-Jeju.

*WAS-APC Membership

AwF on the move for the next period

‘AwF on the Move for the Next Period‘ has been published in the March 2015 edition of the World Aquaculture Magazine.

It has been crafted as a follow-up from the excellent article written by Michael New which explained the important first ten years of AwF.

There was a need to explain to those involved in the early days of AwF that whilst the modus-operandi has changed from the those days, the Mission and Vision for the organisation has not.

We are working on a new sustainable model and hopefully this article goes some way to explaining the concept .

International Women’s Day 8 March 2015

[Click to see how Women in Aquaculture are making it happen]

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Helen Keller

Very few women are directly involved in traditional fisheries activities, either due to the physical strain and the long hours away from home and family, or because of social taboos, customs, and beliefs which prohibit them from boarding fishing vessels. Women are thus limited to land-based activities, such as fish handling, processing, distribution, marketing, and net-making/mending.

By stark contrast, the role of women in aquaculture, particularly in small fish farms, has long been evident. Women are involved in all sectors of aquaculture and we are proud to be honoring a few them to promote Aquaculture without Frontiers International Woman’s Day on 8 March.