Two weeks ago saw the launch of a major initiative aimed at creating an international network for women in the seafood industry.
Fueled by a recent Globefish report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) believes it is time to set up a "pragmatic and ambitious platform to facilitate fruitful connections, stimulate exchanges of experience and facilitate the necessary changes for women to fully contribute to this vital industry."
A roundtable discussion Oct. 7 in conjunction with the Conxemar exhibition in Spain, at the headquarters of the fishing cooperative ARVI in Vigo, was aimed at gathering ideas from industry experts on how to shape this network.
