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Theresa Zabell Lucas: I want to protect our seas

July 3, 2019

Theresa Zabell Lucas is a multifaceted woman, she is not only the founder of Ecomar but she also stood out as an important Olympic Athlete and deputy for Spain to the European Parliament for 5 years. During all her life she has been particularly attracted to maritime affairs and from an early age she… » read more

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Atlantic Cities pays tribute to Anita Conti for her 120th anniversary

May 17, 2019

The first French female oceanographer, Anita Conti, was born 120 years ago in Saint-et-Oise. She spent most of her life at sea and gained great notoriety by creating the first fishing maps between the two world wars, at the time there were only navigation maps. In Atlantic Cities, we also recognize the key role… » read more

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Céline Liret: The Ocean has guided my professional career.

May 10, 2019

Céline Liret is the scientific and cultural director, and the curator of Oceanopolis. This ocean discovery park located in Brest is both an aquarium and a centre for scientific and technical culture. This park is mainly focused on the sea environment and aims at developing the general public audience’s sensitivity towards a sustainable use of… » read more

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Boosting women in seafood and ending gender inequality. A call to the seafood community: time for commitment and change is now!

March 8, 2019

March 8, International Women’s Day, has become the day of the year to highlight what women do and review progress. Some workplaces have joined in celebrating this day, featuring heartening commitments to gender equality. But it is also frequent to see in the workplace the omission, forgetfulness or ignorance of what this day commemorates: the… » read more

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Eileen Crowley: “This role gives me an opportunity to influence the strategic direction”.

October 5, 2018

Eileen Crowley is the Manager of Research & Innovation at the National Maritime College of Ireland. She has worked for 16 years in local and regional government in the field of strategic planning and sustainable development. With a BA in European Development Studies and an MA in Town & Country Planning, she moved to the… » read more

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Women in the Seafood Industry Video Competition 2018

September 26, 2018

Out of 15 excellent videos the International Jury had difficulties to select the winners for the Women in the Seafood Industry Video Competition 2018; two videos arrived neck to neck and they decided to keep four winners from Spain, Mexico, Canada, and India. #1 Puntada Invisible This video brought out the most clearly how… » read more

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Marie Christine Monfort: “Women are felt less legitimate than men in seafood industry”

September 3, 2018

Marie Christine Monfort is the co-founder and president of the International Organisation for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI), an organization dedicated to raising awareness of gender issues in all seafood-related industries: fishing, fish farming, processing, research, trading… Economist with a classic academic background (MSc International trade; MSc economy), started working in this field almost… » read more

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Sophie Leroy: Being a woman generates respect in the maritime field

July 28, 2017

Sophie Leroy is the Director of “Armement Pêche Artisanale” (SARL Armement Cherbourgeois). She operates in the fishing area by managing 3 offshore trawlers (administrative and technical management) as well as staff on land and at sea. Her parents were wholesalers and at the age of 9, she would come with them to the fish market;… » read more

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Anne Marie Treguier: Europe is now leader in ocean forecasting and climate modelling

July 13, 2017

Anne Marie Treguier is a researcher, specialist of ocean currents and digital ocean models for forecasting ocean circulation and climate. She is currently the head of a multidisciplinary institute, the European Institute for Marine Studies (IUEM) in Brest, France. Anne-Marie has a Ph.D. in oceanography. She has spent most of her career in Brest, but… » read more

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