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Fishermen’s Day to be officially marked in G.Dh. Faresmaathodaa

Fishermen's Day will be officially marked in GDh. Faresmaathodaa this year, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has decided.

The decision was made at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting after deliberating on a paper submitted by the Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture.

Since 1989, 10 December has been celebrated as National Fisherman's Day in the Maldives. In 2021, Fishermen’s Day was celebrated in Gaafaru Island in Kaafu Atoll, while this year’s celebrations are open for the Maldives’ southern atolls.