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Researching the vulnerabilities women fishers are facing in Nigeria

Researching the vulnerabilities women fishers are facing in Nigeria

Student profile: Ayodele Oloko, PhD student in the Fisheries Economics Research Unit

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Ayodele Oloko, Black History Month, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, IOF students, IUU fishing, Rashid Sumaila, tropics, women, women in fishing

For a prosperous Blue Economy, everyone must be involved

For a prosperous Blue Economy, everyone must be involved

Women make up 85% of ocean sectors, but are invisible in fisheries management positions, with marine policies often undermining their livelihoods and wellbeing. They are often not included in any decision-making processes and their dependency and contributions to the Blue Economy are neglected.

Posted in 2023, News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, capacity building, Equity and Diversity, FERU, fisheries economics, Ibrahim Issifu, Ilyass Dahmouni, IOF postdoctoral fellows, marginalized groups, Rashid Sumaila, Research, women

Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries

Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries

UBC study assembled and presented the first quantitative estimates of catch by women and the associated value of what is brought to shore, on a global scale.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, gender, IOF postdoctoral fellows, OceanCanada, Research, Sarah Harper, Sea Around Us, small-scale fisheries, women

Women in Science 2020 – Vanessa Fladmark

Women in Science 2020 – Vanessa Fladmark

The only thing stopping you is you: once you get out of your own way an entire universe of possibilities opens up.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with fish, IOF students, marine ecosystems, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plastic, salmon, women, Women in Science

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

IOF researchers investigated women’s roles in fisheries governance in British Columbia and in the Philippines.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Amanda Vincent, Danika Kleiber, faculty, fisheries management, gender, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF students, Project Seahorse, Research, women

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