Annual and nationwide activity also coincides with the celebration of the MAritime & Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month as declared in the Presidential Proclamation No. 316.
Anchored on the theme: "Masaganang Pangisdaan, Maunlad na Ekonomiya", the weeklong activity aims to stir public awairness on the importance of protecting and conserving our fisheries and aquatic resources and its contribution to the economy.