BANYUWANGI – Fishing Festival kembali memeriahkan agenda wisata Banyuwangi Festival. On this weekend, be found 500 more anglers from various cities in Indonesia took part in the fishing competition which was held for the second time at Grajagan Banyuwangi Beach.
Reported from Banyuwangi, fishing competition in the waters of Grajagan Beach, Purwoharjo District on Saturday (21/9/2019) this, not only followed by participants from Banyuwangi. However, Participant interest also came from Banjarmasin, Banten, Bali, Surabaya, to Malang.
while attending the activity, Banyuwangi Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas admitted that he was surprised because even though it was only being held for the second time, it turned out that the fishing maniacs who took part in this competition came from various cities in Indonesia.
“Lomba mancing ini adalah bagian dari pengembangan wisata bahari di Banyuwangi. Grajagan Beach, which is directly adjacent to the Indonesian Ocean, is known as a place for reef fish to live,” papar Bupati Anas.
“Dengan garis pantai yang terpanjang di Jawa Timur, Banyuwangi marine potential is very large,he said.
Not only improve beach facilities, but various local government title attractions to attract special interest tourists. Like this fishing competition, which targets anglers from all over the archipelago.
Banyuwangi Deputy Regent Yusuf Widyatmoko added that this fishing competition is Banyuwangi's effort to preserve Banyuwangi's seas..
“Dengan banyaknya titik pantai yang bisa menjadi tempat wisata seperti ini, then a tourism awareness group will be formed that will take part in protecting the beach and participating in cleaning it,” tutur Wabup Yusuf.
“Ayo seluruh masyarakat, reduce plastic waste, especially at sea. From now on the plastic diet. Because if you don't start now, estimated 2030 sea surface covered in plastic," he explained.
One of the participants, Suryanto (45) from Banten, admitted that he was happy when he received information that there was a fishing competition in Banyuwangi. Especially, Grajagan Beach, which is in the open sea of the Indonesian Ocean, is famous for various types of coral fish.
“Pingin ikut karena daerah Grajagan ini dengan dengan ikan-ikan karangnya. while on vacation to Banyuwangi with family,” jelas Suryanto.
Head of the Fisheries and Food Service, Harry Cahyo, explained that this fishing festival was held for two days. Category 1 with a location in Segoro Anakan in the Bedul Tourism area which this time was followed 188 participant.
“Segara anakan dipilih karena airnya tenang. Besides that, abundant fish such as grouper, white, and redfish,” kata Harry.
Meanwhile, the second day will take place on Sunday (22/9/2019) will be carried out in the sea off Grajagan.
“Pesertanya jauh lebih banyak, reach 348 participant. The spots are indeed more challenging because of the challenge of coral type strikes," he concluded. (KabarBanyuwangi)
