Affiliation: University of British Columbia
Ayodele’s current focus is on the application of both natural and social science methodologies to critically examine human-ecological interactions within rural communities, where small-scale fishing and agriculture are essential components of rural livelihood sustainability. Her interest in this research stems from decades of work on traditional ecological knowledge, gender, climate change adaptations, and fisheries sustainability. She has been involved in international research collaborations, including the Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section (GAFS) of the Asian Fisheries Society, the Food Climate Biodiversity Project, and the Illuminating Hidden Harvests project, a collaboration between the FAO, World Fish, and Duke University. She takes responsibility and has a passion for advocating for vulnerable fisherfolk and indigenous people in fisheries through her scholarship and publications.
Currently, Ayodele serves as a research assistant at the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the Institute for Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also a biology undergraduate diversity research mentor, where she mentors, coordinates, and supervises undergraduate research programs. Her doctoral research focuses on the impacts of climate change and Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing on women fisherfolk and fishermen.
Research Interests: Gender, small-scale fisheries and livelihoods, Climate change adaptations, IUU Fishing and Fisheries economics.
Topics of Interest:
- What are the vulnerabilities to climate change for different genders in small-scale fishing communities?
- Are there clear manifestations and evidence-based effects of these climate change stressors on gendered livelihood sustainability?
- How would addressing climate change stressors enhance resilience and reduce vulnerabilities to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing for different genders in small-scale fishing communities?
