Monthly Archives: March 2016

Travel and Scholarship Grants Finalised for APA16

Grand City, Surabaya, Indonesia – 26-29 April 2016

WAS-APC is excited to announce the awards finalised for both the Travel Grants and Student Scholarships for the upcoming APA16.

The awardees are:

Female students (each of whom will receive USD1000 to assist with accommodation and travel and WAS-APC will organize and pay registration for the event):

• Menaga Meenakshisundaram and Nikoleta Ntalamagka.

Mature age female who works in aquaculture (will receive USD1000 to assist with accommodation and travel and WAS-APC will organize and pay registration for the event):

• Arlyn Mandas.

Historic Boston Meeting for AwF

Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) held its first board meeting on the east coast USA during the annual Seafood Expo North America (SENA) event in Boston, Mass on 7 March amongst many thousands of seafood professionals. SENA is recognized as the largest seafood event held in North America and is celebrating its 36^th year attracting buyers and sellers from around the world.

The current board acknowledged the fine efforts of John Forster who was not seeking re-election on the board but had agreed to stay engaged with the organization by being one of the leaders of the new Technical Advisory Group. Additionally the board thanked John Cooksey for his extraordinary efforts in being Treasurer/Secretary since inception and who had resigned due to an increased workload and has been replaced by Dave Conley.

AwF have decided to expand the size of their board and are excited to announce that the three new members approved were Albert G.J. Tacon Ph.D; Ms Polly Legendre and Michael D. Lee Ph.D.

Leading by example

Trip to Banjarmasin with youngest daughter, December 2015

AwF is delighted to announce the woman of the month for March, Indah Susilowati, who is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business based at Diponegoro University, Semarang Indonesia. Since undertaking her Master and PhD programs in resource economics at the University of Putra in Malaysia, she has published extensively on her major research interests in resource and fisheries economics.

In Indonesia, women participate in many aspects of fisheries activities, especially in post-harvest and trading activities, however, due to a low appreciation of gender equality, they often remain marginalised. How can attitudes towards women in aquaculture and fisheries in Indonesia be changed? Education can be a pathway forward, and, in particular, higher education can be a tool for understanding the issues. Indah Susilowati is one woman leader who through her academic leadership has developed a passion for understanding and highlighting the contributions women make in fisheries and aquaculture, and finding ways to improve their outlook.