Presentations and Reports

These 12 articles are from the Maritime Studies journal Special Issue: Volume 17, Issue 2, October 2018 – “(En)Gendering Change in Small-scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities in a Globalized World.”
 
We thank Springer for the opportunity through Katia Frangoudes and the GAF7.
  1. Editorial: (En)Gendering Change in Small-Scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities in a Globalized World. by Katia Frangoudes, Siri Gerrard Pages 117-124
  2. Gendered labor in the Icelandic fish processing industry. by Alexandra Yingst, Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir Pages 125-132.
  3. Gendered livelihoods in the global fish-food economy: a comparative study of three fisherfolk communities in Kerala, India. by Holly M. Hapke, Devan Ayyankeril Pages 133-143
  4. Women’s perspectives of small-scale fisheries and environmental change in Chilika lagoon, India. By Fatima Noor Khan, Andrea M. Collins, Prateep Kumar Nayak… Pages 145-154.
  5. A gender lens on women’s harvesting activities and interactions with local marine governance in a South Pacific fishing community. By Janne Rohe, Achim Schlüter, Sebastian C. A. Ferse Pages 155-162
  6. Gender and marine protected areas: a case study of Danajon Bank, Philippines. By Danika Kleiber, Leila Harris, Amanda C. J. Vincent Pages 163-175
  7. “Before we asked for permission, now we only give notice”: Women’s entrance into artisanal fisheries in Chile. By Gloria L. Gallardo-Fernández, Fred Saunders Pages 177-188.
  8. Indigenous women respond to fisheries conflict and catalyze change in governance on Canada’s Pacific Coast. By Sarah Harper, Anne K. Salomon, Dianne Newell… Pages 189-198
  9. Lagoon livelihoods: gender and shell money in Langalanga, Solomon Islands. by Kate Barclay, Nicholas McClean, Simon Foale, Reuben Sulu, Sarah Lawless Pages 199-211.
  10. Invisible work, ignored knowledge? Changing gender roles, division of labor, and household strategies in Finnish small-scale fisheries. By Pekka Salmi, Kirsi Sonck-Rautio Pages 213-221
  11. Women, capitals and fishing lives: exploring gendered dynamics in the Llŷn Peninsula small-scale fishery (Wales, UK). By Madeleine Gustavsson, Mark Riley Pages 223-231
  12. A book-essay and reflections on Margaret Willson’s book: Seawomen of Iceland: Survival on the Edge. By Siri Gerrard Pages 233-238

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Women in Seafood video competition (June 2017)

The competition winner is Carmen Pedroza-Gutiérrez for her video, The Women of Petatán, showing interviews with women fish filleters in Michoacán, Mexico.  All video entries can be viewed at Link.

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IIFET-2016 (July 2016, Aberdeen, Scotland)

The overview report on the gender Special Session and other gender presentations is now released and is available at the following link:
https://genderaquafish.org/2017/02/11/women-make-the-shell-money-but-rarely-the-decisions-in-fisheries/.
This report also contains links to most of the presentations/papers mentioned.

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GAF6 (3-7 August 2016, Bangkok, Thailand)

GAF organizers, from left: Drs Hillary Egna, Meryl Williams, Amonrat Sermwatanakul, and Nikita Gopal

GAF organizers, from left: Drs Hillary Egna, Meryl Williams, Amonrat Sermwatanakul, and Nikita Gopal

AquaFish Innovation Lab has a long-standing commitment to create meaningful opportunities for men and women in the aquaculture and fisheries sector throughout the world.  In a commitment to foster the exchange and dissemination of ideas on gender in aquaculture, AquaFish served as a Platinum sponsor for the 6th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF6).

The symposium was well attended by AquaFish project partners and colleagues from Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Burma, Cambodia, US, Philippines, and Indonesia, whose work was highlighted among the many excellent presentations at GAF and AFAF.

Presentations from the event can be seen here.

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FishAdapt: Global Conference on Climate Change Adaptation for Fisheries and Aquaculture (8-10 August 2016, Bangkok, Thailand)

AwF WoM August 2016 by Roy Palmer

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Seafood Industry and Social Development Conference (21-22 September 2015, Maryland, USA)

Brief report on the Proceedings by Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit

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WA15 (Jeju, May 2015)

The following presentations were given at the Aqua/Fisheries Women session at the World Aquaculture Society conference in Jeju Island, South Korea.2015-05-27 16.34.28

Below is a presentation made in another session at the Conference.

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AA15 (New Orleans, February 2015)

The following presentations were given at the Women in Aquaculture session at the World Aquaculture Society conference in New Orleans.

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GAF5 (Lucknow, 12-15th November 2014)

Summary – AwF’s Women’s Network involvement in GAF5

The following five members from the AwF Women’s Network presented at the 5th Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF5) symposium in Lucknow, India as part of the 10th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (10IFAF) of the Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch.

Bibha Kumari, Dr P.S.B.R. James

Bibha Kumari, Dr P.S.B.R. James

Prize winner Best Paper, Highly commended Bibha Kumari from Department of Environment and Water Management, A. N. College, Patna, Bihar, India (Congratulations Bibha!)

Overall the symposium involved 50 participants and involved

  • 21 oral presentations, including 8 in the Focus India sessions
  • 3 special workshops, including one with 7 oral presentations
  • 6 films and videos
  • 1 panel discussion comprised of 3 speakers and audience discussion
  • 9 posters
  • 1 meeting