Women in Fisheries: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Contributions to Research and Industry

Date : November 6, 2018
Venue : U Thant International Conference Hall, United Nations University (53-70,Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)

Program

Opening Remarks     

Masa Iwanaga  (President, JIRCAS)

Welcome Remarks

Kazuhiko Shimada (Deputy Director General, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat, MAFF)

Keynote Speeches

Chairperson: Kunihiro Doi (Director, Research Strategy Office, JIRCAS)

• Women’s contributions to fisheries and aquaculture in the developing areas: Present achievements and future prospects for women researchers and administrators
  Meryl Williams (Chair, Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section, Asian Fisheries Society)
• Women in fisheries and aquaculture in Japan: Current achievements and future prospects in research and industry
  Kaoru Nakata (Executive Director, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency)

Session 1: “Women in Fisheries Research”

Chairperson: Osamu Abe (Director, Fisheries Division, JIRCAS)

• The contribution of fisheries in achieving SDGs: Perspectives of women researchers 
  Yumiko Kura (Country Director, WorldFish Cambodia)
• R&D for sustainable aquaculture development towards food and nutrition security in Southeast Asia
  Evelyn Grace de Jesus Ayson (Scientist, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center / Aquaculture Department)
• Development of new aquaculture and seed production technology for commercially-important shrimp species: Research at JIRCAS
  Bong Jung Kang (Research Scientist, Fisheries Division, JIRCAS)

Session 2: “Women On-site in Fisheries and Aquaculture”

Chairperson: Masayoshi Saito (Director, Research Planning and Partnership Division, JIRCAS)

• Activities of women in fishing communities starting businesses in Japan
  Izumi Seki (Professor, Tokai University)
• Women in aquaculture: Stories from the field
  Bonnie Waycott (Writer, The Fish Site, 5M Publishing)

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Marcy Wilder (Senior Research Scientist, Fisheries Division, JIRCAS)

Closing Remarks

Osamu Koyama  (Vice President, JIRCAS)

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