The winners of GAF8 awards were announced at the Valedictory ceremony on 23 November in Kochi, Kerala, India. The awards were presented by senior Indian and regional leaders in fisheries research, capacity building and industry development, who were the Guests of Honour at the ceremony.
GAF8 BEST PAPER AWARD – Arisanti Ayu Wardhani and Indah Susilowati – “Women as Agents of Change in Turning Disaster into a Blessing with a Case Study of the Strategic project of the Steam Power Plant in Batang Regency”
Arisanti Ayu Wardhani receiving GAF8 Best Paper Award from Chief Guest and Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (India), Shri. Dodda Venkata Swamy IAS. On the left, Dr P. Krishnan, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme, and to the right Dr A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Photo: GAF8
GAF8 BEST POSTER AWARD – Sreepriya Prakasan, U Abarna, Ajina S. M and Gladston Y – “Augmenting Livelihood and Knowledge of Aborigines and Immigrants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands through Value Addition in Fisheries”
Sreepriya Prakasan receiving GAF8 Best Poster Award from Chief Guest and Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (India), Shri. Dodda Venkata Swamy IAS. On the left, Dr P. Krishnan, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme, at the back Dr George Ninian, Director ICAR-CIFT and Organising Secretary GAF8, and to the right Dr A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Photo: GAF8
M.C. Nandeesha GAF8 Photo Contest Awardees
As part of GAF8, the M.C. Nandeesha Photo Contest was conducted. The theme for the contest was “Shaping the future: Gender Justice for Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries”. A winner’s award and two appreciation awards were selected from the rich range of entries received. The award is named in honor of the late Dr M.C. Nandeesha whose tireless efforts were fundamental to initiating the series of women/gender in fisheries and aquaculture events through the Asian Fisheries Society (see Wikipedia)
M.C. NANDEESHA GAF8 PHOTO CONTEST WINNER – Mohammad Nuruzzaman – “Face of a poor shrimp PL collector from Bangladesh.“
M.C. Nandeesha GAF8 Photo Contest Winner: “Face of a poor shrimp PL collector from Bangladesh” by Mohammad Nuruzzaman
Dr Grinson George receives the GAF8 M.C. Nandeesha Photo Contest Winner Award on behalf of Mohammad Nuruzzaman. Presenting the Award is Dr A. Gopalakrishnan, Director ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Other Guests of Honour (l. to r.) are Dr P. Krishnan (Director Bay of Bengal Programme, Dr George Ninian, Director ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology and Shri. Dodda Venkata Swami IAS, Chairman Marine Products Development Authority (India). Photo: GAF8
M.C. Nandeesha GAF8 Photo Contest Appreciation Prize: “A handful of happiness” by Prajit K.K. Prajit K.K. receives the M.C. Nandeesha GAF8 Photo Contest Appreciation Award from Dr A. Gopalakrishnan, Director ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Other Guests of Honour (l. to r.) are Dr P. Krishnan (Director Bay of Bengal Programme, Dr George Ninian, Director ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Shri. Dodda Venkata Swami IAS, Chairman Marine Products Development Authority (India) and Dr K. Gopakumar, formerly ICAR Deputy Director General (Fisheries). Photo: GAF8
M.C. NANDEESHA GAF8 PHOTO CONTEST APPRECIATION PRIZE – Sourabh Kumar Dubey – “Maternal care is always a priority for her”
M.C. Nandeesha GAF8 Photo Contest Appreciation Prize: “Maternal care is always in priority for her” by Sourabh Kumar Dubey
