Walk on World Fisheries Day

DATE: 29TH NOVEMBER, 2019
TOTAL DURATION: 10:30AM – 12:30PM
VENUE: UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM, GC WOMEN UNIVERSITY SIALKOT

TRAINER / PRESENTER / HOST
Dr. Syed Zakir Hussain Shah
Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat

EVENT DETAILS

With reference to celebration World Fisheries Day “21st November” Department of Zoology has organize a walk along with a seminar on “Potential of Fisheries in Pakistan” and Models/Projects competition made by students of department of zoology, on November 29th, 2019.

Program was started at 10:30am with walk start from in front of department of zoology. Incharge, department of zoology, faculty members and students along with respected guest speaker Dr Syed Zakir Hussain Shah, Assistant Professor, from University of Gujrat, lead the walk and also joined them other relevant departments of biological sciences. More than 250 participants were in the walk. Purpose of the event was to aware the students of institute, faculty members and and others with importance of fish and patterns to manage and save it.
The walk moved towards admin block and ended in front of University auditorium, where students displayed their models/projects. 13 different models with unique concepts of fish culture and effects of different factors on fisheries, types of ponds where fish may culture were unique and were showing the efforts of students. Models were evaluated by jury members, Madam Rahila Sohail, HOD, Department of Mathematics; Guest Speaker-Dr. Syed Zakir Hussain Shah, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, UOG; Madam Rukhsana Gull, Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany; Dr. Shahla Andleeb, Assistant Professor, Dept of Environmental Sciences.

After that program was starts in University Auditorium with recitation of Holy verses of Quran and Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (S.A.W)., Dr. Syed Zakir Hussain Shah, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, UOG, being invited speaker deliver a lecture on “the Potential of fisheries in Pakistan”. He also emphasizes the need of fish used as protein rich source in our diet and development of fisheries sector in Pakistan. Different questions were asked by students as well as faculty members and guest speaker guide them in excellent way.
At the end of seminar, results of models/projects competition announced and certificates were distributed to all positioned holders, organizers and guest speaker. Dr. Sajida Mushtaq (Head, Department of Zoology) gave her concluding remarks about the event and say words of thanks to high officials, guest speaker, faculty members, participants and organizing team.