MAPPING OF EXISTING MARICULTURE ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH-EAST SULAWESI “POTENTIAL, CURRENT AND FUTURE STATUS”
Abstract: The present study
identifies existing mariculture activities and its constraints in SE Sulawesi,
along with its geo-physical attributes in the Province.This allows for a better
understanding the potential, current and future status of mariculture development
in the area and making sure its sustainability. The study was conducted to map
the existing mariculture activities in SE Sulawesi. Data collection was
performed in June 2009. Spatial and attribute data of the existing mariculture
were acquired by interviewing fish farmer using open-ended questionnaire and
analyzed using ArcGIS 9.x. Key water quality parameters consisted of
temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, depth, clarity, and turbidity and
analyzed using STORET Indeks. Three big clusters of existing mariculture
activities are located in Kendari, Muna and Buton areas, collectively serving
as both a source of mariculture products and a market destination or transit
location. All surveyed locations of existing mariculture activities in SE
Sulawesi show relatively optimal water quality conditions. Site capacity and
suitability analysis of existing or potential areas of mariculture activities
and development have largely not been considered by stakeholders involved in
managing coastal areas, resulting in crowded and unmanaged development with
multiple overlapping economic activities in some areas. Piloting of integrated
‘value-adding’ mariculture industries (e.g. raw material, processed products
and ‘ready to eat’ industries) might help ease some if not all of the existing
economic problems of the mariculture sector.
Keywords: existing
mariculture; water quality; GIS; Southeast Sulawesi
Author: Hatim Albasri, Wa Iba,
La Ode Muhammad Aslan, Geoff Gooley, Sena De Silva
Kode Jurnal: pperikanangg100027
