The Migratory Fish Award is a GLOBAL award created in partnership between Wildlife Forever and the World Fish Migration Foundation. This award was created to highlight the importance of migratory fish across the world and they free-flowing waters they rely on.
Artwork will be judged in two grade (age) categories k-5 (5-11 years old) and 6-12 (12-18 years old).
Artwork must feature a Migratory Fish species from the Official Fish List (marked with a MFA)
Applicable Species for 2021 are:
| Dorado | Arctic char |
| Arctic Cisco | Atlantic Salmon |
| Brown Trout | Caspian brown trout |
| Chum salmon | Japanese huchen |
| King (Chinook) salmon | Sea Trout |
| Steelhead trout | Taimen |
| Allis shad | American shad |
| Hisa shad | Striped bass |
| American paddlefish | Goliath tigerfish |
| Senegalese carp | African longfin eel |
| European eel | Longfin eel |
| Shortfin eel | Common bully |
| Common Galaxias | Nile perch |
| Barramundi | Australian Bass |
| Piraiba | Pintado |
| Mekong giant catfish | Chinese pangasius catfish |
| Three-spined stickleback | Atlantic sturgeon |
| Russian sturgeon |
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from both age divisions will receive a Happy Fish Statue from the World Fish Migration Foundation.
Winners in the 13-18 year old Division will also receive a bag from Patagonia.
