CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN AREA OF EASTERN COASTAL WATER CONSERVATION WEH ISLAND SABANG
Authors: Najmi Nurul , Boer Mennofatria , Yulianda Fredinan 
Published: October 2017

<em><span>Coral reef<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ecosystem<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>important for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>coastal<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>resources.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="IN">Damage of Coral reefs resulted in de-gradation of population and fishes reef diversity</span></span><span>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The East coast ofWeh </span><span lang="IN">Island </span><span>in Sabang </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="IN">designated as conversation area that has aim to keep coral reefs from destructive utilization activites.</span></span><span>The purpose of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>this study<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>was to </span><span lang="IN">know</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span> </span></span><span>the status of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>coral reefecosystems</span><span>management in</span><span lang="IN"> marine protected</span><span> areaEast </span><span lang="IN">C</span><span>oastWeh</span><span lang="IN"> Island</span><span>, Sabang and </span><span lang="IN">to </span><span>analyze</span><span lang="IN"> the</span><span>attributessensitivelyfromthe</span><span>dimension of</span><span>ecological,socio-economicand institutional</span><span lang="IN"> sector</span><span>.The methodthat used to</span><span lang="IN">know</span><span> the status</span><span>of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span> <span lang="IN">the </span></span></span><span>sustainablemanagement</span><span lang="IN">is </span><span>RAPFISHanalysis.</span><span lang="IN">D</span><span>imensions of</span><span>the</span><span>ecology</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="IN">can be known </span></span><span>by measuring<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="IN">the coral growth </span></span><span>us</span><span lang="IN">ed</span><span> thePointIntercept</span><span>Transect,reef </span><span lang="IN">f</span><span>ishabundanceus</span><span lang="IN">ed</span><span>UnderwaterVisualCensusFishmethod.</span><span>Socio-economic</span><span>and institutionaldimensions</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="IN">will be </span></span><span>collected through<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Focus Group Discussion(FGD) and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>help </span><span lang="IN">by</span><span> questionnaire</span><span lang="IN">s</span><span>.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="IN">M</span></span><span>anagement </span><span lang="IN">s</span><span>tatus of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>coral reef<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ecosystems<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in the region of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the East coast<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Weh islandmultidimensional</span><span lang="IN">ly</span><span>indicates</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="IN">that it was </span></span><span>quitesustainable.The most sensitiveattributeof</span><span lang="IN">the </span><span>management</span><span lang="IN">is</span><span>the growth ofsaplings ofcorals,reef fishabundance,</span><span>conflicts between</span><span>fishermen,the public perceptionagainstthe abundance of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>fish, the role of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the community, </span><span lang="IN">and the </span><span>fishing</span><span lang="IN">managements</span><span>.</span></em>