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This training is part of a series of trainings conducted by WiFN-Fiji with its members as part of a wider programme of leveraging the economic prowess of fisher women to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities. Seafood product development serves as a critical catalyst for the sustainable blue economy by transforming raw marine resources into high-value, shelf-stable goods, thereby reducing post-harvest losses and alleviating pressure on overexploited nearshore stocks. In the Pacific context, women are responsible for approximately 70% to 80% of the catch in nearshore fisheries, yet their contributions have historically been undervalued in formal economic statistics. By engaging in value-added processing such as the production of smoked fish, women transition from subsistence harvesters to active entrepreneurs in the blue economy.