Abstract
Maratua Island lies in the Makassar Strait was a destination for marine tourism especially international divers. Currently, no activities in monitoring the effect of tourism is in place, and therefore, there is a need compare the condition of the dive sites and non-dive site as a proxy for the impact of diving to coral reefs. Nine locations in total representing dive and non-dive sites were observed. The result shows that the condition of dive sites and non-dive sites were generally the same, 48% (Good) and 43% (Good) respectively. Analysis using ANOVA single factor also shows that there is no significant difference between dive sites and non-dive sites (Fcrit= 1.36; F calc= 4.28, P<0.05). This means that diving not yet posed a significant threat to the coral reefs in Maratua Island. Other animal were also being observed and the most abundant fish are Pterocaesio diagramma, Caesio cuning, and Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura.
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