CORAL RECRUITMENT ONTO CONCRETE ARTIFICIAL REEF IN HARI ISLAND, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI
ABSTRACT: Study on coral
recruitment in artificial reefs was carried out in Hari Island, Southeast
Sulawesi. Data collection was conducted by calculating the number of genus
colony and measuring coral size using visual census method equipped with scuba
diving and an underwater camera. The construction of artificial reefs would
vertically expand the profile of the survival of juvenile coral recruitment,
where 95 new colonies of the recruitment had successfully been observed.
Moreover, there were 10 genus of stony coral (Scleractinia) managed to be
identified with the abundance proportion of Pocillopora, Acropora, Fungis,
Leptoseris, Cynarina, Seriotopora, Acanthastrea, Favites, Montipora, Oxypora.
The entire coral recruitment was dominated by genus Pocillopora reaching 80.0%.
The coral recruitment in artificial reefs showed that there was potential coral
recovery in the island.
Keywords: Artificial reef,
Coral Recruitmen, Pocillopora, Hari Island
Penulis: Subhan, Asrin Ginong
Pratikino
Kode Jurnal: jpperikanandd170043
