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Maldives Fishermen's Day in Nationwide
Maldives Fishermen's Day is observed on 10 December, recognizing the fishing industry's central role in the country's economy and culture, though it does not appear on the official government list of gazetted public holidays. Fishing has historically employed close to half the Maldivian workforce and remains the country's second-largest industry after tourism, built around pole-and-line tuna fishing from traditional wooden dhoni boats.
Maldives Fishermen's Day is marked on 10 December each year, though unlike the country's constitutionally significant Islamic and national holidays, it does not appear among the officially gazetted public holidays listed by the Maldivian government, suggesting it functions more as an industry or cultural observance day than a statutory day off work.