By: Wini Dewi Aliani
Manado (02/06)-As an effort to increase the demand for sustainable seafood, WWF-Indonesia held the "Wise Choosing Seafood" campaign in three major cities namely Manado, Jakarta, and Makassar. The first series of campaign activities was held on May 30-31, 2011 at Manado Town Square.
Through the public campaign, WWF socialized the idea of sustainable seafood and invited the public to be more selective in choosing seafood.
For two days, mall visitors were given the latest Seafood Guide as a guide to choosing sustainable seafood and also filled out a petition to support saving the ocean. The Seafood guide describes a wide selection of responsibly caught or harvested fish. The guide explains the types of fish such as green markings for seafood which is recommended to eat, yellow for seafood which can be eaten occasionally and red for seafood which should be avoided. Seafood guide explains the various choices of fish that are responsibly caught or harvested.
In addition, there was a photo exhibition of the winners of the marine-themed Photo Essay Contest held by WWF and Antara, talkshow featuring artist Indra Bekti- as a representative of seafood lovers, Riyanni Djangkaru- Chief Editor of Dive Magazine, Devy Suradji- Director of Marketing and Communication WWF-Indonesia, Imam Mustofa-National Coordinator of WWF-Indonesia Fisheries Program, and Aulia Rahman-Public Campaigner WWWF-Indonesia Marine Program as a speaker. Various interesting activities for children such as drawing, coloring, games, and story telling also enlivened the activity. Mall visitors were also entertained by performances by Indra Bekti, 3 in 1, and The Brother.

On that occasion, WWF-Indonesia also launched a Turtle Ranger program. A donation program to invite children to care more about saving sea turtles as rare and protected animals. Get 25% discount for Turtle Ranger Package.
Thanks to WWF Supporters in Manado who were directly involved in this event. Thank you for participating in filling out the petition and also inviting family and friends to participate. We hope you enjoy getting the new WWF Supporter T-Shirt!
For Supporters in Makassar, look out for us in July. And for Supporters in Jakarta, don't forget to come on Sunday, June 18, 2011 at Central Park, Jakarta.