Since its launch in October 2021, the Girls Who Fish Japan program has been regularly held in collaboration with multiple TBTI Japan community partners. For the first year, the program was hosted by the Mochimune Branch of the Shimizu Fisheries Cooperative Association. Since 2023, it has been held in various fishing communities in Shizuoka Prefecture. Here are a few recent events!
Some of the highlights from 2025
We had a gorgeous start to the 2025 Girls Who Fish Japan at Tagonoura Fisheries Coop!
Thank you, Ms. Natsuko Furue, a dedicated coop staff member who is in charge of the fishery cooperative’s cafeteria business, and Ms. Satoshi Mochizuki, a whitebait fisher and the chair of the youth section, for the fantastic talk session! We would also like to thank Masaaki Nakanishi, a gill net fisher and the president of the coop, for guiding us through the thrilling ‘voyage’!
漁する女子ジャパン 4期目！豪華スタートを田子の浦にて切らせていただきました！漁協食堂事業担当の古江奈津子さん、漁協理事・青年部会長の望月敏さんにはたっぷりお世話になりました！スリル満点’航海’をご案内くださった中西正明組合長にも感謝です！充実したプログラムをありがとうございます。大変勉強になりました！
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Article about Girls Who Fish Japan
By Miyu Muraoka (Master’s student at Tokai University) and Yinji Li – Japanese Journal of Coastal Zone Studies (in Japanese)
This peer-reviewed paper (research note) provides a preliminary examination of the effectiveness of the social outreach program ‘Girls Who Fish Japan’ through a survey of the program participants. Initial validation results suggest that the program has provided an opportunity to bring girls and women to the water and raise awareness of gender issues in fisheries. However, challenges remain in the primary survey, which will take place based on this preliminary study.
Journal of Coastal Zone Studies 37 (2), 81-85, 2024-09-30
Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies
TBTI Japan community partners and Girls Who Fish Japan members featured on the Umigyo promotion video produced by the Fisheries Agency
Thank you, Inarimaru and the Inatori fisheries cooperative of the Inatori fishing community, and thank you, our Girls Who Fish Japan girls!
Some of the highlights from 2024
- You Never Know What Seaweed Can Do Til You Try Kaleidoscope! Girls Who Fish girls (and boys) learn about seaweed! ️ Thanks, Terue Kawaguchi, from the Shizuoka Prefectural Federation of FCAs! 海藻のチカラを地域のタカラに！ 静岡県漁連・海藻おしば協会の川口照恵さんを講師としてお招きし、海藻の勉強会を行いました！知る・触る・作る・観るのフルセットのアプローチで、海藻に一段と近づけました！ ️漁業者コラボレーターの方や、静岡市水産漁港課しずまえ担当の方等も見えて、大切な学びの場を盛り上げてくださいました！
(November 2, 2024, Tokai University)
- Girls Who Fish Japan in Yaizu, one of the leading fishing ports in Japan! Arigato, Yaizu Fisheries Coop!
️漁する女子ジャパン in 焼津！漁業者、漁協職員、漁業分野で活躍する女性等との交流会ほか、水揚げ見学、漁船乗船体験、冷凍庫体験、漁業資料館見学、漁協直売所見学、魚食など盛りだくさんの１日でした！焼津漁協ありがとう！
(August 3, 2024. Yaizu Fisheries Cooperative Association)
- Girls Who Fish Japan in Yaizu, one of the leading fishing ports in Japan! Arigato, Yaizu Fisheries Coop!
- Never ending fun! Girls Who Fish Japan！
️ Learn about Shirasu fishing in Mochimune! 漁する女子ジャパン 用宗編! 斉政丸、用宗支所、マルカイ、いつもありがとう！
(June 22, 2024, Mochimune Branch, Shimizu Fisheries Cooperative Association)
- Never ending fun! Girls Who Fish Japan！
- My first shrimp! Welcome on Sakura shrimp board, Girls Who Fish! 漁する女子ジャパン、今回は桜えび春漁にお邪魔させていただきました！お邪魔にならないように頑張ってきました！ 静岡県桜えび漁業組合の實石正則組合長はじめ、神栄丸、明神丸の皆さんには、大変お世話になりました！ありがとうございました!
(April 29, 2024. Yui Fisheries Cooperative Association)
- What a wonderful day we had at Shirayanai Fisheries, a nori-farming family in Lake Hamana! We truly learn, and we truly grow😊!🐟️漁する女子ジャパン大盛り上がり in 白柳水産❗️✨漁船クルーズから海苔️網張りの作業現場見学、加工作業場見学、栄養満タン且つ美味満タン海苔食、漁師さん達との車座座談会などまで、’海苔’だくさんで開催されました！😊 大変充実した１日を過ごさせていただきました。そして一人一人にお土産まで✨️！白柳水産ファミリーの皆様ありがとうございました❗️
(September 24, 2023. Shirayanagi Fisheries)
- Learning about set net fishing！定置網漁業を学ぶ🐟️
(July 22, 2023. Yui Fisheries Cooperative Association)
- Learning about set net fishing！定置網漁業を学ぶ🐟️
