Mediterranean Conservation Society's film Fisherwomen was part of a two film campaign geared toward building and overseeing Turkey's first community-managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Gokova Bay. In Turkey, the profession of fisherwomen is facing extinction due to overfishing and the lack of younger women learning the trade. Through the film, these strong and courageous women tell their stories of family hardship, of the volatile fishing economy, and of the exciting promise of recovery that sustainable fishing brings. This second film is drove an an increase in regional interest in AKD’s programs for the training of local fisherwomen.Mediterranean Conservation Society was our 2015 Blue Initiative Grantee, receiving a $40,000 grant to work on this campaign. Click here for more on their project.
The recipient of the 2015 Blue Initiative Grant was the Mediterranean Conservation Society (AKD), based in Izmir, Turkey and founded by Zafer Kizilkaya. AKD has been building and overseeing Turkey's first community-managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Gokova Bay, just southeast of Bodrum. One of the greatest difficulties surrounding MPAs is that once they are established, there is often little funding and few personnel to protect the area and enact any enforcement of regulations. Through innovative efforts, AKD engaged local government, divers, fishermen and tourists to collaborate on protecting the bay and their local ocean habitat.
Mediterranean Conservation Society / Fisherwomen (Turkish)
Mediterranean Conservation Society's film Fisherwomen was part of a two film campaign geared toward building and overseeing Turkey's first community-managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Gokova Bay. In Turkey, the profession of fisherwomen is facing extinction due to overfishing and the lack of younger women learning the trade. Through the film, these strong and courageous women tell their stories of family hardship, of the volatile fishing economy, and of the exciting promise of recovery that sustainable fishing brings. This second film is drove an an increase in regional interest in AKD’s programs for the training of local fisherwomen. Mediterranean Conservation Society was our 2015 Blue Initiative Grantee, receiving a $40,000 grant to work on this campaign. Click here for more on their project.
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The recipient of the 2015 Blue Initiative Grant was the Mediterranean Conservation Society (AKD), based in Izmir, Turkey and founded by Zafer Kizilkaya. AKD has been building and overseeing Turkey's first community-managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Gokova Bay, just southeast of Bodrum. One of the greatest difficulties surrounding MPAs is that once they are established, there is often little funding and few personnel to protect the area and enact any enforcement of regulations. Through innovative efforts, AKD engaged local government, divers, fishermen and tourists to collaborate on protecting the bay and their local ocean habitat.