Udayana Program Serving Introduction to Marine and Fisheries Potential at an Early Age at the Elementary School Level in Galungan Village, Buleleng

The Udayana serving program initiated by Lecturers of the Faculty of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in order to provide an introduction to the potential in the field of marine and fisheries to children in State Elementary Schools 1 and 2 Galungan Village, Sawan District, Buleleng Regency was held on Friday 18 August 2023. This program was implemented to be able to provide an overview of the basics of marine and fisheries potential that can be easily understood by children, so that the information they get through social media can be understood in more depth in marine and fisheries terms.

The activity of introducing marine and fisheries potential was carried out at 07.30 WITA at SD N 2 Galungan until 10.00 WITA with 10 grade VI students and 5 Grade V students. This activity began with the introduction of the service team by the chief executive I Ketut Wija Negara, S.St.Pi., M.P, then the first material presentation was given by Gede Surya Indrawan (FKP UNUD Lecturer) with the main topic being marine ecosystems, where the material provides an introduction to the scope of mangroves, coral reefs, seagrasses and other marine biata. The next material was continued by I Wayan Restu (FKP UNUD Lecturer) providing material about protected fish, the importance of aquatic resources that can be utilized as tourist attractions, as well as some marine mammals that are very important to be preserved. The last session of this activity was the handover of mementos in the form of placards and protected turtle photo frames received by the 6th grade teacher of SD N 2 Galungan.
 


After being carried out at SD 2 Galungan, then continued with the exploration of marine and fisheries potential at SD N 1 Galungan at 11.00 WITA until 12.30 which was attended by 27 6th grade students. This activity began with interesting experiences from students of the Faculty of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Students also provided a little material related to the importance of protecting marine and fisheries resources through concrete actions not to throw garbage into the river, because the garbage will later be carried to the middle of the sea, so that it can reduce the population of fish that we will consume. Students also introduced the beauty of life in the middle of the sea through diving activities, a lot of knowledge gained from diving in the middle of the sea. The next material was continued by Gede Surya Indrawan to provide knowledge related to marine ecosystems, and other marine biota. This activity was also followed carefully by the Principal of SD N 1 Galungan I Nyoman Budiartana, he expressed his gratitude to the service team because even though the location of the school is quite far, the enthusiasm to introduce the potential of marine and fisheries is quite large. The last session of this activity was the handover of mementos in the form of placards and protected turtle photo frames received by the Principal. The principal also really hopes that in the future there will be a service program that can help elementary school students to carry out projects, one of which is freshwater aquaculture activities.