Thursday 28 January 2016

World Fish Migration Day 2016

World Fish Migration Day 2016 is a one day event to create worldwide awareness of the importance of freshwater migratory fish and open rivers for the general public, especially students and their teachers, resource managers and engineers, and commercial and recreational anglers, as well as those individuals who influence public policy that affect rivers. It is a global initiative with activities organized to reach these audiences.
Around the world, coordination and promotion is done through local activities inspired, supported and coordinated by a central office of the World Fish Migration Platform in Washington DC (USA).
At the individual event level, organizations undertake the development of an activity to raise awareness and involve local people and media about fish migration and open rivers. Local events include a range of activities: field trips, events at a school or aquaria, the opening of fishways, races, food festivals, etc. At this local level, the logo and central message of the WFMD, Connecting fish, rivers and people, will be used to connect sites around the world. The day will start in New Zealand and will follow the sun around the world, ending in Hawaii.

#‎WFMD2016‬ has now 122 events, in 33 countries!! World Fish Migration Day 2016 Bangladesh also celebrate the event at Jagannath University, Dhaka to create awareness of the importance of freshwater migratory fish and open rivers.

Call for Partners and Sponsors to celebrate the event World Fish Migration Day 2016 Bangladesh.

Contact event coordinator : +8801683739497 and Email: muzammel3@gmail.com 


Sunday 10 January 2016

World Fish Migration Day 2016 Bangladesh

The World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) is a one day global-local event to create worldwide awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish. World Fish Migration Day 2016 Bangladesh will be held in Jagannath University, Dhaka and more student, teacher will be percipient with quiz, speech, rally, fish exhibition, art competition. 

Event Convener: Mohammad Abdul Baki (MSc WUR Netherlands, Ph.D Japan) Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of life and Earth Science, Jagannath University, Bangladesh.

Event Coordinator: Md. Muzammel Hossain, Researcher, Department of Zoology; University of Dhaka, Member, IUCN-SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group. Everybody welcome to enjoy the event.