International Conference
on Fishing Communities 2025

November 09th (Sun)-12th (Wed), 2025

Official Sessions 1 & 2

Program Official Sessions 1 & 2

November 10 (Mon), 2025
09:00 ~ 09:30 Registration
09:30 ~ 12:00 Session 1. Fisheries Resources

Towards Sustainable Resource Management and a People-Centered Coastal Economy (Organized by Korea Fisheries Resources Agency)
[Speaker 1] Steve Trent CEO/Founder, Environmental Justice Foundation Protecting Liberia’s waters: Promoting legal and sustainable fisheries [Speaker 2] Mele Ikatonga Tauati Fishery Officer (Small-Scale Fisheries) FAO Securing sustainable small-scale fishieries through the implementation of the SSF Guidelines [Speaker 3] Yongmin Shin Professor, Pukyong National University From Resources to Livelihoods: Strategies and Challenges for Fisheries Resource-Based Coastal Economies [Speaker 4] Byoungho Lee Director, Fishing Gear Deposit Management Center, Korea Fisheries Resources Agency A Sea Without Abandoned Fishing Gear:A Sustainable Future Shaped by Fishers
[Discussion] Sustainability of Fisheries Resources and the Resilience of Coastal Communities under Climate Change [Moderator] Choi Im Ho Senior Director, KOREA FISHERIES RESOURCES AGENCY [Panel] Andy Yi Head of Seaweed Program, MSC [Panel] Kim Dong Ho Deputy Director, AFL News [Panel] Lee Chang Soo Research Fellow, Ph. D. in Business Administration,Fisheries Economic Institute [Panel] Kang Seok kyu Professor, JEJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY [Panel] Choi Yong-Woo Division Director, KOREA FISHERIES RESOURCES AGENCY

12:00 ~ 13:00 Luncheon

* Food court available at the venue

13:00 ~ 15:30 Session 2. Youth & Women

Driving the Future: Empowering Youth and Women to Settle and Thrive in Fishing Communities (Organized by Korea Maritime Institute)
[Speaker 1] Margaret Nakato Katosi Women Development Trust Executive Director From Margins to the Center: Enhancing Women&Youth Particiation in Fishing Communities *Video Recording [Speaker 2] Kim Kyeonghun Strategy Planning Team Leader of Pohang Institute of Materials Industry Advancement Data-Driven Prosperity: Digital Twin Solution for Thriving Fishing Villages [Speaker 3] KHML Amaralal Deputy Director General(Research & Development), National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency(NARA) Driving the Future: Broadening the participation of Women Youth and in fishing communities in Sri Lanka [Speaker 4] Deniz Ficicioglu Founder & CEO of BettaF!sh Anchoring the Future: Seaweed at the Heart of Coastal and Food Innovation
[Discussion] From Settlement to Flourishing: Fishing Communities Where Youth and Women Thrive (Q&A) Kim Kyeonghun Strategy Planning Team Leader of Pohang Institute of Materials Industry Advancement KHML Amarala Deputy Director General(Research & Development), National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency(NARA) Deniz Ficicioglu Founder & CEO of BettaF!sh