Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment, met with Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) at the Scottish Association for Marine Science before announcing a £20,000 investment commitment at the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers conference on the 31st October.
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| L-R, Rowena Hoare, Senior Researcher, Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University; Sophie Fridman, Senior Researcher, Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University; Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment; Mary Fraser, Head of Skills and Talent at SAIC; Teresa Garzon, Key Account Manager, Patogen. Image credit: Scottish Aquaculture |
Combined with an additional £30,000 of industry sponsorship, the funding will support WiSA's core aims: to encourage more women to enter the sector, provide a supportive network across industry and academia, and support partners to harness the potential of women in aquaculture.
Funding from the Scottish Government will go towards creating an online platform to support the membership network, as well as supporting a mentoring programme which will be delivered in partnership with Skillfluence, an organisation which specialises in professional development in science.
Launched on International Women's Day 2019, WiSA is a collaborative initiative and follows a SAIC (Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre) consultation of 200 people working in the sector. Nearly all (90%) of the respondents were keen to see a network of support for women working, or considering a career, in the industry and more than three quarters said they would be interested in joining the group.
Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.
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