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World Fisheries Day

Date: 21^st November 2017
Total Duration: 12:00am – 2:00pm
Venue: Room#97, GC Women University Sialkot

Organized by: Department of Zoology

Presenter

Mrs. Azeem Zia

Assistant Director Fisheries, Sialkot

Audience/Participants: More than 250

Event Details

With reference to celebration World Fisheries Day, “21^st November” Department of Zoology has organized a walk with the seminar on “Economic Importance of Fisheries” on November 21^st, 2017.

The program was started at 12:00 am with walk start from in front of the department of zoology. Mrs. Azeem Zia Assistant Director Fisheries, Sialkot lead the walk with faculty members of the Department of Zoology and other relevant departments of biological sciences. More than 250 participants were in the walk. Purpose of the event was too aware the students of the institute, faculty members, and others with the importance of fish and patterns to manage and save it.

The walk moved towards admin block and ended in front of room#97, where students displayed their models. 19 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, Dr. Asma Waheed (Associate Professor, Department of Zoology), Dr. Zahid Butt (Associate Professor, Department of Botany), Dr. Sajida Mushtaq (Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology), Mrs. Saima Imran (Lecturer, Department of Zoology).

After that program was started in room# 97 with the recitation of Holy verses of Quran and Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (S.A.W). Mrs. Azeem Zia Assistant Director Fisheries, being invited speaker highlighted the economic importance of fisheries. She also emphasizes the need of fish used as the protein-rich source in our diet and development of fisheries sector in Pakistan.

After the seminar, results of models competition announced and cashed prizes were distributed to all positioned holders. In the end of the event, Dr. Sadia Maalik (Head, Department of Zoology) gave her concluding remarks about the event and said few words to high officials, faculty members, participants and organizing the team as a token of thanks.