Why is World Fish Migration Day, May 23rd, important for Alabama?

ByPat Byington
LAST UPDATED05/22/26

Reviewed by: Cindy Hatcher

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You’ve heard of bird migration, butterfly migration and the ‘The Great Migration’ of the African Plains. You might have heard of salmon migration and how they swim for years in the ocean and return to their birth river to spawn and die.

Did you know Alabama has fresh water fish migration? Here’s what it’s about and why it matters.

World Fish Migration Day on Saturday May 23rd, the global celebration to raise awareness of the importance of free-flowing rivers and migratory fish.

Check out the entire story at: Why is World Fish Migration Day, May 23rd, important for Alabama?

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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