Abstract
Dynamite fishing is one of the causes of damage to the coral reef ecosystem in Indonesia. Fishing activities using explosives (dynamite fishing) occur because of the desire of fishermen to get a lot of catch with low cost in a short time. Kapoposang Water Park (WP) is a region rich in marine biological resources. However, dynamite fishing activities which are still found within the area have caused the coral reef ecosystem to be severely damaged. The results showed a lower difference in the percentage of live coral cover at dynamite fishing locations (DF1, DF2) compared to control locations (K1, K2). In addition, the highest average values of coral fish abundance were found at locations K1, DF1, and DF2. Conversely, the results of the analysis found the lowest fish abundance at the K2 location. Different from the average number of reef fish species that were higher at the control location (K1, K2) compared to dynamite fishing locations (DF1, DF2). For the target fish biomass there is no real difference between the control location and dynamite fishing.
Highlights
Coral reef ecosystem provides many benefits for humans and other marine biota
Ecological impacts of coral reef ecosystems due to fishing using explosives (Dynamite fishing) include: A higher percentage of live coral cover was found in location K2 with an average value of live coral cover of 25.78% belonging to the medium category
For locations K1, DF1, and DF2 which had an average value of the percentage of live coral cover ranging from 5.29 - 10, 04% were included in the damaged category
Summary
Coral reef ecosystem provides many benefits for humans and other marine biota. These benefits include as a place to look for food (feeding ground), a place of care (nursery ground), and a place of spawning (spawning ground). Destructive fishing using explosives is one of the causes of damage to coral reef ecosystems in indonesia (Latuconsina, 2010; sala et al, 2011; Satria, 2017). Prohibition of the explosives use has been contained in Law Number 27 of 2007 article 35 which states in the use of coastal areas and small islands, everyone is directly or indirectly prohibited from using explosives, toxic materials, and / or other materials that damage the coral reef ecosystem. Law Number 31 of 2004 in article 8 explains that each person is prohibited from fishing and / or cultivating fish using chemicals, biological materials, explosives, tools and / or methods, and / or buildings that can harm and / or endanger the preservation of fish resources and / or the environment in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia fisheries management
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