Konservasi dan Kondisi Terumbu Karang di Kampung Saporkren Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Papua Barat
ABSTRACT: Conservation effort
and knowledge on coral reef ecosystem are necessary to protect marine
ecosystem. Coral reef ecosystem is very
important to support
marine biota especially
fishes and benthos.
T he presence of
coral reef indirectly support
local people income, therefore is is necessary to conserve coral ree f
ecosystem. District of South Waigeo is one of tourist area as well as preserve
area in Raja Ampat Regency of Papua Barat Province. The aim
of this study is to identify the current condition of coral reef in
Saporken Village of South waigeo District.
Data were collected by survey
method using coral
reefs Point intercept
transect method, observation
and interviews todetermine
the social, economic
and cultural impact.,
and measures taken
to manage coral
reef management in village Saporkren Marine Protected
Areas. The results showed that knowledge
Saporkren Village community, the conservation
community knows about
how destructive such
arrests are not
carried out the
bombing, while the traditional way
people work is
local wisdom. Condition
of coral cover
in the village
of Marine Protected
Areas Saporkren in good condition (live coral cover=51%) and very good
water quality, flow velocity at high tide ranged from 4.25 to 22.3 cm/sec and
the flow velocity at low tide over small ranging from 5.07 to 19.60 cm/sec,
salinity ranged from 32–35‰
and wave height
ranged from 0.75
m. Based on
the results of
this study concluded
that: Village community know Saporkren conservation activities of local
government programs, and the traditional way to preserve coral reef still
implemented.
Penulis: MARTHEN L.R.
BARTHOLOMEUS, DIRK Y.P. RUNTUBOI DAN ROSYE H.R. TANJUNG
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd130652
