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GAF7 Themes

Features of GAF 7 Conference Themes

Special Workshops
  • Special workshop I : Photovoice: Researching gender in aquaculture and fisheries through the camera lens (Janine Pierce, AwF Australia)

  • Special workshop II : GAF101 : Using “Intersectionality” in Research on Gender and Fisheries and Aquaculture. A GAF 101 Training Session (Marilyn Porter and Kyoko Kusakabe) Prior Registration Needed

  • Special workshop III : Plan International Seas for Change (Sadia Tahseen and Iris Caluag)

  • Special workshop IV : Furthering/Deepening Feminist Perspectives in Fisheries (Nalini Nayak, Cornelie Quist)

  • Special workshop V : Exploring Gender Equity and Equality in the SSF Guidelines Co-organized by WorldFish and Conservation International (Danika Kleiber, Whitney Yadao-Evans, and Cynthia McDougall)

  • Special workshop VI : Role of women fishworker organizations towards implementation and monitoring of small scale fisheries guidelines; case of African Women Network of Fish Processors and Traders (AWFISHNET) (Editrudith Lukanga, Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya)

  • Special workshop VII : Gender transformative approaches in fisheries and aquaculture: An exploration of strategies and emerging outcomes (Cynthia McDougall, WorldFish)

  • Special workshop VIII : Gender Analysis through Micro and Small Aquaculture Operation (MiSAO) Best Aquaculture Practises (M-BAP) (Zumilah Binti Zainalaludin)

  • Special workshop IX : Mainstreaming gender in fisheries education (Mary BarbyBadayos-Jover)



Session Themes
  • Session I: Gender assessments in fisheries and aquaculture (28 Oral & 10 Poster)

  • Session ll: Gender-disaggregated statistics (6 Oral & 2 Poster)

  • Session lII: Gender and the seafood industry (15 Oral & 2 Poster)

  • Session IV: Gender and Fisheries & Aquaculture Governance (13 Oral & 4 Poster)

  • Session V : Gender and climate change with reference to fisheries & aquaculture (6 Oral)

  • Session VI: Focus on SDG5, and other SDGs, in fisheries and aquaculture (2 Oral & 3 Poster)

  • Session VII: Gender research methods in fisheries & aquaculture (4 Oral & 1 Poster)

  • Session VIII: Learning exchanges – experiences and lessons (8 Oral & 2 Poster)



Multimedia
  • Film Screening: Winning entries of the “women in seafood” video competition organised by WSI, with the support of MATIS and AFD the French Development Agency.

  • Carribean Corner: To focus attention on gender in fisheries in the Caribbean and strengthen the region’s global networking, the Carribean corner uses audio-visuals and posters to share information.



Field Visit
  • Field trip details are available here.