Changing traditions: first global look at the gender dimensions of fisheries

The Asian Fisheries Society and the WorldFish Center conducted the first ever Global Symposium on Gender and Fisheries in Penang, Malaysia, from 30 November to 4 December 2004. The two-day Symposium, held in conjunction with the 7th Asian Fisheries Forum, attracted 30 papers by over 100 authors and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Williams, M.J., Nandeesha, M.C., Choo, P.S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Aquaculture
Fisheries
Inland fisheries
Freshwater aquaculture
Women
Arctic
Pacific
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26190
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Summary:The Asian Fisheries Society and the WorldFish Center conducted the first ever Global Symposium on Gender and Fisheries in Penang, Malaysia, from 30 November to 4 December 2004. The two-day Symposium, held in conjunction with the 7th Asian Fisheries Forum, attracted 30 papers by over 100 authors and strong audience discussions that covered countries from Kiribati, through Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe and to the Arctic. The flavor of the Symposium was of changing traditions and recognition of the contributions of different groups to fisheries.

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