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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">The Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research (ACPIR) at the University of the Sunshine Coast invites you to join our Pacific
Seminar Series for two presentations from inspiring women showing gender inclusive ways to make an impact in Pacific Island fisheries</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>When: </b>12pm AEST Wed 22 Feb<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Register <a href="https://usc-au.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rfuGpqD4uGN3kStEmRvZmMqHwEJT1uH1c">
HERE</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Agribusiness development for women in aquaculture in Fiji</span></i></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In Fiji, most aquaculture value chains lack market-driven, private-sector led attitudes and initiatives to see notable commercial growth. Decades of national
effort have seen tilapia fish excel as a food security product, yet remain limited as a serious source of livelihood for smallholder farmers. Women tilapia farmers currently make up 15-20% of active semicommercial producers. Here we discuss key areas for the
development of women in tilapia aquaculture with efforts to encourage more participation and decision-making equity.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Salote Waqairatu-Waqainabete
</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">is an aquaculture scientist based in Fiji. Her research includes population genetics, shrimp viral diseases, aquatic biosecurity and agribusiness within aquaculture.
Salote is a Research Scientist for Pacific Agribusiness Research in Development Initiative (PARDI2) and helped establish the Tilapia Fiji farmers association.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A framework for assessing women's engagement in community- based fisheries management in the Pacific using a case study from Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands</span></b></em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Through a case study of three communities in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands, we adapted Agarwal’s 2001 community-based fisheries management (CBFM) framework to
present a participation model for assessing gender inclusivity in CBFM. Our results show that gender parity is not a reliable indicator of gender equity, and that women’s engagement in CBFM decision-making varies significantly between communities. In this
presentation, we discuss our results and provide recommendations for fisheries practitioners who wish to improve women’s inclusivity in CBFM by engaging with gender power structures.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sheridan Rabbitt is</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> a marine social scientist working on gender- and nutrition-sensitive
approaches to community-based fisheries management in the Pacific. She has worked in marine education, and as a consultant to the WorldFish Center in Solomon Islands. Sheridan recently submitted her PhD, focused on understanding the role of women in small-scale
fisheries in the Solomon Islands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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