Introduction
Welcome
to the eighth issue of the Women in Fisheries Special Interest
Group Bulletin. This issue reports on the activities of the SPC
Community Fisheries Section, and includes the appointment of a
new Community Fisheries Adviser, workshops in Tuvalu and Kosrae,
field work on marine invertebrates collected by women in Niue,
assistance for the new community-based fisheries management programme
in American Samoa, and a review of the village fisheries management
plans in Samoa.
For
this issue I was assisted by Lilian Fay Sauni, a USP Masters student
in marine science who was on a training attachment with the SPC
Community Fisheries Section in November 2000. Lilian helped with
the compilation of articles for the What's happening within
the region and What's happening outside the region
sections.
From
around the Pacific region we have a tribute to Anne Luior, National
Women's Interest Officer for FSM, who lost her battle with breast
cancer in December 2000; a report on marine conservation and tourism
development for the Marshall Islands; the crab fisherwomen of
New Caledonia; and fisheries training for Pacific Island women
in New Zealand.
The
news from outside the region includes an interview with
the female president of a fisherman's cooperative in Brazil; a
workshop on gender and coastal fishing communities in Latin America;
and former fighters turning to a more peaceful life of seaweed
farming in Mindanao, Philippines
Details
and reviews of books and publications appear at the end of this
issue.
Contributions
in the form of articles, papers, news and information are welcome.
Articles can be in French or English; the bulletin is published
separately in both languages. This and other SPC bulletins are
available online at http://www.spc.int/coastfish/
Please
address all inquiries to:
Lyn
Lambeth
Secretariat of
the Pacific Community (SPC)
BP D5
98848 Noumea
Cedex
New Caledonia
Ph:
+687 262000
Fax: +687 263818
E-mail: LynL@spc.int
The
views expressed in this Bulletin are those of the authors
and are not necessarily shared
by the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
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