On World Fisheries Day, fisherfolk community pay floral tributes to sea

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Fishermen and Fisheries Department officials celebrating World Fisheries Day by cutting a barroom   successful  Rameswaram connected  Friday.

Fishermen and Fisheries Department officials celebrating World Fisheries Day by cutting a barroom successful Rameswaram connected Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

On the juncture of World Fisheries Day, fishermen successful Rameswaram offered floral tributes to the sea.

The Fisheries Department celebrating Fishermen Day astatine the Rameswaram sportfishing harbour, paid floral tributes to the oversea and distributed cakes and sweets to the fisherfolk community.

Fishermen Association person Jesuraja, spoke astir the value of fishermen successful the economical improvement of state and besides successful the conservation of marine biodiversity.

Concerned astir the predominant fishermen apprehension successful the sea, helium said, if a imperishable solution to the contented was arrived at, fisherfolk assemblage would beryllium the happiest.

Similarly, astatine Sangumal formation successful Rameswaram, the Tamil Nadu Fishermen’s Federation celebrated Fishermen Day by distributing sweets to the accepted catamaran fishermen sportfishing successful the heavy sea.

During the celebration, pigeons and achromatic balloons were released on with organisation of dhotis to the fishermen.

They urged that the Union and State governments licence the Tamil Nadu fishermen to signifier their accepted sportfishing successful the seas done a associated statement betwixt the Indian and Sri Lankan governments.

They besides demanded that fishermen beryllium included successful the Scheduled Tribes list.

Requesting the State authorities to supply pension to fishermen supra 60 years of age, they besides stressed connected the request to assistance the prohibition connected sportfishing oversea cucumber.

Published - November 21, 2025 09:13 p.m. IST

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