Panama, November 21, 2025. - as a means of making more visible one of our country's most important natural resources, a parador at the first terminal of Tocumen International Airport was opened on World Fisheries Day and thousands of people have been passing through every day.

That tribute to fishing communities throughout the world was welcomed every 21 November to highlight the importance of fishing activity in human life and to promote sustainable fishing and healthy marine ecosystems.

In his intervention, Cultural Minister María Eugenia Herrera told those present: "What does culture do here? Culture is an essential part of all the processes of our lives, and we Panamanian have the blessing to inhabit this Territory with two oceans. Due to our geographical status, fishing is an essential part of our traditions and vital sustenance of our lives."

He added that it's important to stimulate the culture of fishing and aquaculture that's inherent to our nature "Panama challenges a model that challenges without losing its roots, that strengthens the participation of those who work at sea and that puts the country on the international map as a reference of responsibility and commitment to the art of fishing, that requires skill, knowledge and dedicated," said Minister Herrera.

That date had been established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1998 with a view to supporting sustainable fishing as a key element for achieving the global goals.

The parador was prepared by FAO and the opening event was also attended by Minister Herrera, deputy ministers, directors of state institutions and FAO representatives in Panama.