FISH FOCUS CELEBRATES WOMEN IN SEAFOOD

Fish Focus celebrates women in seafood. Fish Focus has just completed it’s latest edition celebrating women in the seafood industry, to coincide with this year’s International Women’s Month.

Since the first observance of International Women’s Day in the early 20th century, the lives and opportunities of women have changed dramatically. At that time, many women around the world could not vote, had limited access to education and were often excluded from most professions and leadership roles. Over the decades, persistent activism and social change have led to major progress, including the expansion of voting rights, greater access to higher education, stronger workplace protections, and increased representation in politics and business. Movements advocating for gender equality have also brought attention to issues such as equal pay, reproductive rights, and protection from harassment and discrimination. Although challenges and inequalities still exist, the progress made since the first International Women’s observances shows how collective action and advocacy have significantly improved rights and opportunities for women globally.

In our fourth edition of Women in Seafood, we feature:

Jeni Adamson from Seafood Scotland, helping to educate and to promote seafood from Scotland; Beshlie Pool from South Devon & Channel Fishermen and one of the founders of UK Women in Fisheries (UKWIF) network; Hannah Fennell CEO Designate of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), the first female president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and chair of UK Women in Fisheries; Josette Foster a member of the National Fish and Chip Awards judging team; Grace Carr, Marine Biologist for The Irish Wildlife Trust and a woman happy to swim with sharks and Jodie Kuntzsch, Blue Economy ambassador.

We also celebrate the legacy of pioneering women in science at the Marine Biological Association (MBA), tell the story of the events that led to the Women’s Day Off in Iceland and about former Wren Visual Signaller, Anne Macleod Carey, now 101 and the only woman to be invited on Hitler’s yacht!

These women are truly inspiring and Fish Focus would like to thank them all for telling us their stories.

We will be posting each individual article on our website over the coming weeks, but you can read the complete issue in our publications section here.

If you are a women working in the seafood/marine industry and you would like to be part of our next issue of Women in Seafood, or if you know of someone who you think should be, please contact me at mary@fishfocus.co.uk

Image: Grace Carr