Dimapur, June 4 (MExN): Anglers Association Nagaland (ANN), a govt. registered organisation with more than 400 members all over Nagaland, will celebrate the World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) on June 18 at Noune Resort in association with Mahseer Trust, All India Game Fishing Association, Pelagic Tribe, Mustad, Surecatch, Agwetor, and Zerek.
50 school children between the age group of 10-15 years will participate in the event, which will be held from 9am-5pm. The event will include talk about India and its Migratory Fish, activities like Angling for Conservation, Catching & Releasing a Fish, Handling a Fish, Fish Anatomy, Drawing and Painting and Birding, according to a press release.
Resource person for the event is Derek Dsouza, a world renowned angler from Bangalore. To participate in the event, one can contact the organizers at 9402686734.
The release further mentioned that the objective of WFMD in India is to educate the younger generations about fish, rivers, and conservation. May 21 to June end is celebrated as World Fish Migration Day to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish. The event is being celebrated in 263 locations worldwide. The concept of WFMD is that organizations from around the world volunteer to organize their own event around the common theme of: connecting fish, rivers and people.
Meanwhile, the goal of WFMD is to activate citizens around the world to join and take action, create awareness and commitment for free flowing rivers and open swim ways for migratory fish.
Migratory fish of India include Mahseer (all species), Barramundi (Asian/ Indian sea bass), Indo-Pacific tarpon, Indian shad and snapper. Some of these species are already endangered, while others, subject to several anthropogenic threats, may become threatened and potentially extinct in the future if they are not given urgent attention, the release stated.
