Students to join maritime course

Students to join maritime course

JAKARTA: In a bid to preserve the country's maritime
resources, the Indonesian Sea Conservation Foundation (YLLI) will
hold a Summer Field Course on Sangihe Talaud islands, North
Sulawesi from July 8 to Aug. 6.

The course will provide 30 participants from the eastern part
of the country with knowledge of the outer islands, the country's
tourism sector and conservation.

Final year students with a major in fisheries and oceanography
are eligible to take the course and receive four credits from the
course.

The first week of the course will focus on general knowledge
of the oceans. The second and third week will include data
gathering, followed by a presentation and discussion with local
residents. -- JP.