Turtles are biota that have been declared endangered according to the Convention and International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, one of the turtle species in Indonesia is the Lekang Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). Habitat damage due to natural and human factors also supports the reduction of the total population of tu…
Cerithidea quadrata (suction snail) is a gastropod species from the Sungsang coastal area and is a marine biota that has potentially toxic secondary metabolite compounds. The presence of this species in the Sungsang coastal area is quite dominant compared to other species so that it has great potential to be utilised as a medicinal material. The research was conducted to analyse the toxicity le…
Sungsang village is located at the mouth of the Musi River, which is a semi-enclosed body of water in free contact with the sea. Microplastics are a type of plastic waste that is smaller than 5 mm in size and are grouped into two types of primary and secondary microplastics. Despite the fact that there are still many fiddler crabs in mangrove ecosystems, human activities such as residential are…
Lampung Selatan merupakan salah satu tempat yang ditemukannya keberadaaan rumput laut, salah satu tempat keberadaan rumput laut yang belum banyak dipublikasikan secara luas yaitu Pulau Suling. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengidentifikasi jenis-jenis rumput laut di Pulau Suling Lampung Selatan, menganalisis biodiversitas rumput laut di Pulau Suling Lampung Selatan, menganalisis hubungan bi…
Research on the effect of feeding with the addition of S.cerevisiae on the immune response and survival of White Snapper (L. calcarifer) has been carried out at the Lampung Marine Aquaculture Center (BBPBL). The experimental design used was a Completely Randomized Design and used 2 tubs of fiber measuring 2 m x 1 m x 0.6 m and used 12 jars with a volume of 25 L with a dense stocking of 10 indiv…
The island of Enggano, with its coral reef ecosystem rich in biodiversity, is the home and habitat of a variety of marine organisms, including benthos that serve as biological indicators of water quality. The research aims to identify the species and composition of megabenthos, analyze abundance and biodiversity, as well as study the relationship of water parameters with abundance, species comp…
Sungsang is a water area in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, where tthe majority of the community earns their livelihood from fishing. Gulamah fish is characterised by its yellow fins. The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the concentration of Cd metal in the flesh, liver, and gills of Gulamah fish as well as to assess the Cd metal content in humans after consuming Gulamah fish …
The sea grape Caulerpa racemosa is a type of marine plant that is classified as a macroalgae that lives attached to the bottom of the waters. Caulerpa racemosa needs to be developed because it has many health benefits. The research was carried out as a cultivation innovation in the field of different plant spacing methods in controlled tanks. The method used was an experimental method with a Ra…
Sponges with the types Stylissa massa and Ephydatia sp. from Enggano Island is a marine biota that has secondary metabolite compounds that have the potential to have antioxidant activity and are toxic. This study was to explore the potential of antioxidant activity and toxicity of both sponge species, S. massa and Ephydatia sp. The DPPH method is the method used to explore antioxidant activity …
Gracilaria verrucosa is one type of seaweed that has a high market demand but there are obstacles in the cultivation process so that tissue culture is needed for these problems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficiency of ZPT formulation, calculate the percentage of callus formation, and analyze the callus structure of G. verrucosa. This research was conducted in September-Decemb…
Zooplankton play a crucial role as primary consumers, bridging the gap between producers and higher trophic level animals. This study aimed to analyze water parameters, zooplankton abundance and community structure, and the relationship between water parameters and zooplankton community structure in fishing grounds using bottom gillnet and scoopnet in Banyuasin. The results revealed the presenc…
Payung Island is a water area located in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra. Macrozoobenthos are aquatic organisms that live on the bottom of slow moving waters, making them ideal biological indicators for monitoring water pollution and sensitive to changes in water quality. Decreased water quality has an impact on the ecosystem. This study was conducted to determine the substrate and abundance w…
Phytoplankton is the main producer organism in the food chain. The high activity of people in the waters of the Musi River Estuary can affect the abundance of phytoplankton. This study aims to determine the type and composition, describe the abundance and distribution and analyse the structure of phytoplankton communities and their relationship with physico-chemical parameters of waters vertica…
ESTER MEI SUSANTI. 08051382025103. Zooplankton Biodiversity Based on Different Depths in the Waters of the Musi River Estuary, Banyuasin Regency. (Supervisors: Dr. Isnaini, S.Si., M.Si and Dr. Riris Aryawati, S.T., M.Si) The estuary of the river is included in estuary waters, the mouth of the Musi River is a water that contains a lot of nutrients from river water that flows to the ocean, with t…
Traditional monitoring has time and resource limitations, and can potentially harm organisms and destroy habitats. Anthropogenic is an issue to improve understanding of marine biodiversity. Therefore, alternative methods that are more effective, efficient, and environmentally friendly such as metabarcoding are needed. This study aims to analyze the sediment eDNA metabarcoding method and analyze…
The waters of Pahawang Island are very important water areas, both from an ecological and economic perspective. These waters are influenced by water activity factors from the mainland in the form of population activities, tourism activities, aquaculture, or plantations. The consequences of activities carried out by the community in the waters of Pahawang Island can affect the quality of these w…
Seagrass ecosystems in Ketapang waters are one of the nursery, foraging and spawning areas for various aquatic organisms. However, the existence of various seagrass species can be disturbed by local community activities that threaten their growth and ecology. This study aims to inventory seagrass species and analyze the percentage of seagrass cover in Ketapang waters, South Lampung. This resear…
The issue of non-biodegradable plastic waste and its environmental impact prompted the development of natural and biodegradable packaging, such as edible films. This research utilized extract of carrageenan derived from Eucheuma spinosum seaweed as the main ingredient for producing edible films, while also investigating the effect of adding chitosan on the mechanical properties, thickness, and …
The Musi River Estuary is influenced by human activities that potentially decrease water quality and increase organic matter content. These conditions may affect the composition of aquatic organisms such as macrozoobenthos. Polychaetes, as one of the macrozoobenthos groups, are used as indicators of water quality due to their tolerance to environmental changes. This study aims to identify the s…
Marine pollution by microplastics is becoming an increasingly worrying environmental issue, especially for filter feeder organisms such as blood clams (Anadara granosa), which are at high risk of bioaccumulating microplastic particles. This study aims to determine the accumulation rate of 20 µm and 150 µm polystyrene (PS) microplastics in blood clams in environments with different salinities,…
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are a protected and endangered species. Breeding is an important conservation strategy to increase the survival rate of green sea turtles. This study aims to evaluate behavioral variations in green sea turtles based on age differences and their relationship with environmental parameters at the UPTD Conservation and Monitoring of Marine and Fisheries Resources …
Microplastics and heavy metals are aquatic pollutants that have the poten tial to disrupt the physiological functions of marine organisms, including blood clams (Anadara granosa) as filter feeders. This study aims to analyze the effect of exposure to polypropylene (PP) microplastics, cadmium (Cd) heavy metals, and their combination on lipase digestive enzyme activity. The experiment was con duc…
Caulerpa lentillifera is a promising type of seaweed to cultivate, but seaweed cultivation has problems such as lack of cultivated land, decreased productivity and quality of cultivation and seasonal influences. Cultivation using controlled tubs with different starting weights is expected to be an innovation to answer all seaweed cultivation problems. This activity aims to analyze the growth ra…
Reef fish in a body of water is an indication of how much productivity is produced. Reef fish diversity is strongly influenced by the existence of coral reef ecosystems. Lately, coral reef ecosystems face many threats so that they have the potential to experience degradation which will affect the diversity of reef fish. This study aims to determine the biodiversity of fish resources caught by b…
Peningkatan pencemaran laut oleh mikroplastik, khususnya jenis Polistirena (PS), menimbulkan risiko serius terhadap organisme laut, termasuk kerang darah (Anadara granosa) yang merupakan filter feeder. ingkat akumulasi mikroplastik polistirena dengan dua ukuran berbeda, yaitu 20 μm dan 150 μm, pada kerang darah yang dipelihara dalam suhu berbeda (28°C, 30°C, dan 32°C). Sampel kerang dipero…
The coral reef ecosystem plays a crucial and beneficial role for the community, both directly and indirectly. Most of the community views coral reefs as an essential resource that supports marine life and protects the coastline from erosion. However, the increase in tourism activities and the exploitation of marine resources tends to overlook the sustainability of coral reefs. This study aims t…
The increase in fish production figures on Enggano Island will also increase the volume of fish waste, which could also have a negative impact on the environment. One of the products obtained by fishermen is Tiger Grouper and Lencamfish. The bones of Tiger Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) and Lencamfish (Lethrinus lentjan) contain a lot of protein, including calcium and phosphorus. Calcium a…
Early detection of non-indigenous species or introduced species is one of the important efforts that need to be done as a mitigation against invasion disasters by invasive species. In the current digital era, the informatics technology revolution opens up opportunities for new methods in detecting organisms in an environment quickly and efficiently, namely DNA metabarcoding. The purpose of this…
Gray eeltailed catfish (Plotosus canius) is a fish commodity that has the potential to be cultivated sustainably, because gray eeltailed catfish has economic value and has good meat quality. This study aims to analyze the morphometric, length-weight relationship, and stomach contents of gray eeltailed catfish. This research was conducted in October 2023 located in the Musi River Estuary, South …
Ikan Tenggiri (Scomberomorus guttatus) termasuk ikan pelagis dan merupakan salah satu ikan bernilai ekonomis tinggi di Indonesia bahkan dunia karena kandungan lemaknya yang tinggi dan bagus untuk pertumbuhan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis morfometrik, hubungan panjang berat dan komposisi isi lambung ikan Tenggiri. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Oktober 2023 yang berlokasi …