INTERNATIONAL SAWFISH DAY (OCT 17th)
International Sawfish Day (ISD) is an annual event that is held every October 17th, with the aim of raising awareness of these endangered animals and the threats they face. You can participate in ISD by creating or visiting a sawfish outreach event in your community, giving a presentation in your classroom, or sharing information about sawfish and ISD online.
Read below to learn more about ISD and to find resources to help you celebrate ISD.
ISD EVENTS
Find an Event
International Sawfish Day will return. Check our Facebook next year for events held on or around October 17th.
Host an Event
If you’re hosting an event for ISD, you’re welcome to share the event directly on our Facebook Group for others to come join the fun.
CREATE
Thanks to our sponsor, the Save Our Seas Foundation, we have the materials shown below for you to print and enjoy at your own outreach events. Click and print the resources shown below to create your own ISD event in your classroom, aquarium, or community.
We are testing the effectiveness of these materials and would appreciate your help in filling out our survey after reviewing or using the materials.
If you use these materials for outreach, we would be grateful if you have your guests take our survey, which you can download here.
POSTERS
BROCHURES
KIDS CAN HELP (3-fold brochure)
SAWFISH RELEASE AND IDENTIFICATION GUIDES (4-fold brochures)
Indian and Pacific Oceans
Atlantic Ocean
How kids can help sawfish 3-fold brochure
ACTIVITIES
NET ENTANGLEMENT ACTIVITY
SAWFISH SEARCH
5 m/16 ft SAWFISH ECOSYSTEM PUZZLE!
#Sawfie Sawfish Prop
Click here for more outreach fun & games…
LEARN & SHARE
There are a number of resources available for you to learn about sawfish. Please click on these links and share what you learn with your friends and family.
CONNECT & FOLLOW
Join the SCS at our Facebook group page and get all the latest ISD news. Find our group here.
You can also click here follow the SCS on our new Twitter account @sawfishconserv.