Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, hosted a networking event in Dublin on Monday aimed at women working in Ireland’s €1 billion ($1.2 billion) seafood industry to ascertain if a professional networking forum will support and drive greater female participation in the sector.

Facilitated by the Australian Women’s Industry Network Seafood Community (WINSC) established in December 2016 by female seafood professionals to promote the role of women in the seafood industry, President Leonie Noble and Directors’ Jayne Gallagher and Jenny Shaw share their experiences and knowledge of the Australian seafood industry and how WINSC has successfully benefited the sector and the progression of women across the industry.