Abstract

Coastal waters play important roles due to highly in natural resources and developing of environmental services. However, there are highly intensity of natural resources utilization, environment and settlement. Consequently, environment and natural resources would be degraded such as in the Ambon Bay. One of the potency at the Ambon Bay is mariculture area namely the floating cages (KJA) which belongs to Fisheries education and training (BPPP) Ambon. The research aimed to analyze physical-chemical of waters (temperature, pH, salinity and current speed), to analyze heavy metal concentration (Pb) on water and fish from floating cages (KJA) and to analyze waters pollution status at KJA BPPP Ambon. The average salinity of each floating cage ranged from 30.09 - 30.34°C, pH ranged from 8.03 − 8.44, salinity ranged from 31.36 − 33.34 PSU, and current speed at spring tide ranged from 0.5 – 55.8 Cm/sec while neap tide ranged from 0.1 – 9.8 Cm/sec. Heavy metal concentration (Pb) on waters was below the standard for waters quality and the average concentration was 0.002 mg/l. Whilst, the heavy metal concentration (Pb) on fishes was below standard for floating cages (floating cages 2-6) which was 0.05 and 0.17mg/l. Otherwise, floating cage 1 had been above maximum standard for fish food and its processing following SNI 7387:2009 (0.3mg/l) which was 0.31 mg/l. The status of waters pollution at KJA BPPP Ambon belonged to C class and could be categorized as moderate based on standard for waters quality issued by State Ministerial Decree for the Environment No. 51 Year 2004.

Highlights

  • Coastal waters play important roles due to highly in natural resources and developing of environmental services

  • The results indicated that salinity at KJA Balai Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Perikanan (BPPP) Ambon ranged from 31.36 – 33.34 PSU with the average 32.87 PSU

  • Heavy metal concentration (Pb) in water is less than determined standard

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Introduction

Coastal waters play important roles due to highly in natural resources and developing of environmental services. There are highly intensity of natural resources utilization, environment and settlement. In line with highly intensity of natural resources, development and communities necessities, caused waste in coastal area and sea becomes varied with highly volume. This highly waste volume will have an impact on quality of waters environment [1]. The Inner Ambon Bay and its surrounding are coastal waters and have highly intensity of natural resources utilization, and environmental services, so it causes changed in natural resources and environment. The Inner Ambon Bay has been used for transportation such as ferry boat, speed boat and ship repair

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