77 Divers Fly The Red And White Flag At Pandanan Marine Park Lombok

A diver holds a part of the Red and White Flag that is hoisted in the waters of the Pandanan Marine Park, Malacca Village, Pemenang District, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Tuesday (16/8/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Eko)

NORTH LOMBOK - As many as 77 divers on Tuesday raised the Red and White Flag in the waters of the Pandanan Marine Park, Malacca Village, Pemenang District, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) to commemorate the 77th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.

The flag-raising at the Pandanan Marine Park involved divers from the Denpasar Marine and Coastal Resources Management Center, the Kupang National Water Conservation Area Agency, Gili Matra Working Area, the West Nusa Tenggara Natural Resources and Conservation Center, the West Nusa Tenggara Water and Air Police, the Indonesian Navy. , the National SAR Agency, and the NTB Marine and Fisheries Service.

Students from the University of Mataram as well as members of the All-Indonesian Fishermen's Association of West Nusa Tenggara Province, the Deep Blue Sea Foundation, the Pandanan Community Supervisory Group (Pokmaswas), the Deep Blue Sea Pokmaswas, and PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara were also involved in the flag-raising activity.

Secretary of the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Ruspono said that in addition to raising the flag in the sea, the commemoration of the 77th anniversary of Indonesian Independence also included the release of 178 hatchlings in the waters of the Pandanan Marine Park.

According to him, the number of hatchlings released is a combination of the date and month of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, namely the 17th and 8th month.

"The hatchlings came from semi-natural hatchery carried out by the Lombok Turtle Conservation Group in Kuranji Dalang Village, West Lombok," he said.

In addition, 20 units of coral transplantation media with a tetrahedron structure were also carried out made from used car tires filled with concrete in the coral nursery area of Pandanan Marine Park as well as cleaning up garbage on the bottom and sea surface.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Service of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Muslim, said that the theme of the 77th anniversary of Indonesian Independence was "Recover faster, rise stronger".

"Recover faster and rise stronger to fill independence for the betterment of the nation," he said.

According to him, the theme reflects the determination and unyielding fighting power of the Indonesian people in facing various challenges.