Assessment of Women Achievers in Aquaculture Workshop Platform

The "Assessment of Women Achievers in Aquaculture Workshop" took place between 7th-8th October 2004 through the partnership of AquaTT, Aqualex Multimedia Consortium, the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) and CETMAR, and with the financial support of the Directorate-General FISHERIES of the European Commission.  The workshop programme was as follows:

Registration
Welcome and Launch by Erik Sainderichin on behalf of Bernard Grasset, Town Mayor
Introduction to the Workshop by Caoimhe Boylan (AquaTT) 
   
Session I: Networks and European Studies & Projects   
Introducing the FEMMES Thematic Network by Dr. Joan O'Doherty of the FEMMES Network
A Sustainable Aquaculture Industry - Women's Role by Dr. Jane Claricoates of the University of Wales-Swansea 
European Studies: A Review of the Role Played by Women in Aquaculture by Dr. Krishen Rana of the University of Stirling
Questions & Discussion
Break   

Session II: Case Studies
Women in Education and Research; Tribute to Lindsay Laird and Personal Experiences by Margaret Eleftheriou of Aqualex Multimedia Consortium Ltd
Women in Tourism Initiatives: Adding Value to Aquaculture by Catherine Simon-Goulletquer
Women in Aquaculture Production: Shared Experience from Galicia by Rosa Chapela-Perez of CETMAR
Questions & Discussion
Lunch

Session III: Working Groups
Group 1: Women in Education & Research (Participants + Group Leader)
Group 2: Women in Tourism Initiatives (Participants + Group Leader)
Group 3: Women in Production (Participants + Group Leader)
Group 4: Women in Mentoring, Networks and Associations (Participants + Group Leader)

Group 1: Presentation & Discussion
Group 2: Presentation & Discussion
Group 3: Presentation & Discussion
Group 4: Presentation & Discussion
Break

Session IV Conclusions
Draft Recommendations and Future
Closing Remarks

Workshop Dinner at 8pm in Hotel Corderie Royale

08.00 Meeting Point: Hotel de la Corderie Royale, rue Audebert 
First Site Visit 
Dominique Richiero et Jacques Baron,  Marais de l'Isle, near La Tremblade. 
Dominique will give a guided tour of the area's vast oyster industry, explaining about developments and the changing role of women.  The tour will conclude with a degustation (tasting) of her oysters and local wine.  

13.00 Lunch at Chez Gaby, La Temblade

14.30 Second Site Visit
Hélène Bodin, Les Salines de Brouage, Route de Beaugeay
Hélène and her husband have an oyster hatchery and salt works, and Hélène has recently opened a small shop and café to sell and demonstrate the products.

17.00 Return to Rochefort 

Groups 1 to 3 inclusive used the following Horizontal Theme Template to carry out a Comparative Analysis of the common skills needed and demonstrated in their own lives to date, and in that of the women show-cased in the success story presentations in Session II.  Group 4 focused more generally on the role women take in mentoring, associations and networking and specifically their results can be seen by clicking on the Networking Theme Template.  This group exercise served to focus the type of expertise required in terms of leadership, negotiation, decision-making, communication and addressed the important issue of attaining work-life balance.  The exercise served to bring to conclusion the challenges and needs within the sector and to pose potential solutions and methods of redress.  This is tabled in the Workshop Summary Document. 

As part of the workshop initiative a number of "Success Story" support learning modules have been devised.  Click on the active links below to access the materials. 

Success Story: Women in Aquaculture Production
Success Story: Women in Aquaculture-Tourism Initiatives
Success Story: Women in Education and Research

Click on the link "Dissemination Poster" to view the collated opinions and views. 

Disclaimer
The content of these modules does not necessarily represent the opinions of the Commission and sole responsibility lies with the authors. Neither the authors nor the Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.