World Fisheries Day is celebrated every year on 21 November. The day is dedicated to highlighting the vital importance of healthy ocean ecosystems and ensuring sustainable stocks of fisheries in the world. World Fisheries Day seeks to find solutions to increasingly interconnected problems in order to adhere to a sustainable model of our ocean ecosystems while protecting the interest and growth and development of the fishing community around the world.
Significance :
The fisheries sector plays an important role in the socio-economic development of fishermen or coastal communities in our world. The sector has been recognized as a powerful income and employment generator as it encourages the development of several ancillary industries, and is a source of cheap and nutritious food, apart from being a foreign exchange earner.
History :
The first World Fisheries Day was observed on November 21, 2015. On the same day, the grand opening of the International Fishermen’s Organization took place in New Delhi. The first World Fisheries Day was observed on November 21, 2015. On the same day, the grand opening of the International Fishermen’s Organization took place in New Delhi.
