Come Eat Free Fish Campaign at IPB Campus, Dramaga, Bogor

Eating free fish becomes the attraction offered by Student Executive Board (BEM) of  Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences of Bogor Agricultural University (FPIK IPB) in the event of Gema Perikanan (GPK Echoes of Fisheries) in IPB Campus, Dramaga, Bogor, on  17 September 2017. This GPK event was held in commemoration of World Water and Forest Day and also Come Eat Fish in the form of Water Festival which is routinely held every year.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee of  GPK, Wibi Prawira Priangga, explained the advantages of organizing such event for the whole members of the community consisted of  children to parents. The event was to promote the conservation of fishes, especially to increase the awareness of the communities thatt fish should be preserved and cultivated. This activity was participated by students, faculty members and the community around the campus.

"We expected that the program will explain to the entire community that fish have many benefits for the health of the body and improve the intelligence of children," said Wibi.

Various methods were planned by the Organizing Committee to promote the program and attract the more visitors to come, such as GPK booth making, socialization in social media, socialization to  nearby schools, organizing colouring contest for kindergarten and elementary school, fishing competitions, and so forth. (Wied)