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    Women in Aquaculture

    TalentView: Sylvia Wulf

    Talking to Sylvia Wulf, CEO of AquaBounty Technologies, about aquaculture is… 'different'. Hers is not the story of someone always interested in the sea...

    TalentView: Debra Hellbach

    With nearly 40 years of experience in the food industry, Debra Hellbach, Manager at Vancouver Island University’s Centre for Seafood Innovation, has won several...

    “A disruptive and innovative venture can reach the market with accompaniment, development, and support,” Scientific and aquaculture expert advises

    Dr. Tamara Rubilar’s scientific career began with studying echinoderms and more specifically sea urchins and sea cucumbers. While she attended congresses and conferences, she verified how these species usually are "heavily exploited" worldwide. Now, she works in a research center that focuses on the use of marine resources and confirms that overfishing is an issue that is always present. This is because aquaculture presents a lack of commercial feed, farming systems, and knowledge of many of its biological aspects. All this encouraged her to take a step forward. Therefore, Tamara has specialized in sea urchin aquaculture focused on generating unfertilized roe to make nutraceutical products. "We develop aquaculture technology, specific to the requirements of sea urchins, and we do biotechnology so sea urchins can generate eggs every 2 months," she explains. On the contrary, this generation of roe by...

    TalentView: Runa Haug Khoury

    To say that Runa Haug Khoury, CEO of AION by Aker BioMarine, is passionate about her work is an...

    “There are many roles to fill in this industry”

    Aquaculture is a male-dominated industry in North America, especially on the production end, but that doesn’t mean women can’t...

    Gender Equality Dialogues to promote diversity, collective creativity, and innovation

    Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE) and the International Organization for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) have announced the...
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    Women in North American Aquaculture Summit (WINAAS), an event to support equal opportunity in the industry

    The Women in North American Aquaculture Summit (WINAAS) will take place next week, on September 8. The virtual event,...

    AquaChile promotes maritime and port guard credentials for women

    AquaChile has financed a course about maritime and port guard certifications for 17 members of the national federation of...

    Fish welfare and nutrition researchers receive Kvarøy Arctic 2022 Women in Aquaculture Scholarships

    Abigail Ebachi Tarchie from Ghana and Eliza Syropoulou from Greece are the new winners of the Kvarøy Arctic 2022...

    The Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association to improve gender equity

    The Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association (ACFFA) will host the event Women of Salmon Farming Symposium. The event will...
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