Management Strategies to Protect Coastal Areas from Oil-Polluted Seawater (A Case Study of Coastal Areas in Bekasi Regency)

P Agustine,C Frid,P Davey,H Parung

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/921/1/012049

Abstract

Following an oil spill in the western Java Sea, in July 2019, the issue of oil pollution has received heightened interest. More and more people in Indonesia are increasingly aware that environmental damage will be a severe threat to the sustainability of ecosystems and environmental services. Given that oil pollution does endanger not only the aquatic ecosystem but also the surrounding terrestrial ecosystem, it is essential to encourage the involvement of stakeholders to contribute to efforts to prevent and minimize the impact of oil pollution in coastal areas that may arise in the future. Thus, since oil pollution is extremely harmful not only to aquatic ecosystems but also terrestrial ecosystems, coastal management strategies are urgently required to minimize the impact of oil pollution in the future. The overall aim of this research is to provide recommendations for policy formulations that may be adopted by the relevant local government to protect coastal areas from seawater contaminated with oil. This research uses both qualitative and quantitative approaches, including Statistical analysis, Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat (SWOT) analysis and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The type of data collected will be primary data and secondary data which are sourced from experts and agencies engaged in the management of the coastal and marine environments.

Highlights

Coastal areas in Indonesia are known to have enormous resource potential which can become opportunities for increased productive economic activities
According to Law of The Republic of Indonesia number 27 of 2007 on Management of Coastal Zone and Small Islands, coastal areas have various potentials such as biological resources, non-biological resources, and environmental services in the form of natural beauty, the surface of the seafloor for underwater installations related to marine and fisheries as well as ocean wave energy in coastal areas
Data for SWOT analysis was collected between January and February 2020 by conducting face-to- face interviews with 30 people consisting of the local government officers, NGOs personnel and coastal residents of Muara Gembong

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Introduction

Coastal areas in Indonesia are known to have enormous resource potential which can become opportunities for increased productive economic activities. According to Law of The Republic of Indonesia number 27 of 2007 on Management of Coastal Zone and Small Islands, coastal areas have various potentials such as biological resources (fish, coral reefs, sea grass beds, mangroves, and other marine biotas), non-biological resources (sand, seawater, seabed minerals), and environmental services in the form of natural beauty, the surface of the seafloor for underwater installations related to marine and fisheries as well as ocean wave energy in coastal areas.

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