Abstract
Celukan Bawang port is located in Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia. The area of Celukan Bawang Port has a coral reef ecosystem that is very rarely found in Indonesian ports. The coral reef has an important role for coral reef fish as their habitat. This study aims to conduct coral reef fish in the Celukan Bawang port area. A survey was conducted by using UVC (Underwater Visual Census) method at four (4) stations in October 2019. The coral-reef fish family identified in this research consisted of 853 individuals belonging to 14 families and 34 species. The dominant family were Pomacentridae (63.53%), Labridae (25.21%), Achanthuridae (2.70%), Chaetodontidae (1.17%), and Ptereleotrididae (1.17%). The most abundant species were Dascyllus trimaculatus (2270 ind/ha), Halichoeres prosopeion (1550 ind/ha), and Pomacentrus coelestis (95 ind/ha). Shannon-Wiener diversity index value was 2.414, and there were no dominant species observed.
Highlights
North Bali waters in Buleleng District has potential areas as water tourism with 157,05 km beach length and beautiful underwater tourism
Field observations were conducted in October 2019 at the Celukan Bawang Port area in Penguin Village, Buleleng District, Bali, Indonesia
The results show no parameters exceeding the quality standards based on Government Regulation No 22 Appendix VIII (2021) regarding seawater quality standards for aquatic biota [9]
Summary
North Bali waters in Buleleng District has potential areas as water tourism with 157,05 km beach length and beautiful underwater tourism. North Bali was called the port city by the Netherland country from the 10th century because it became a regional, national, and international trade route [1]. Several ancient ports are non-active and replaced by more critical ports such as Celukan Bawang port. Celukan Bawang is one of the ports in Bali that have several activities as shipping, unloading container and goods, cement Tonasa packing, and unloading bulk asphalt. This port is a collecting port [2]. The primary function is to provide domestic transportation, transfer domestic area transportation in medium quantities, origin for passengers and goods, and ferry transportation with the provincial service area [3]
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