Mangrove ecosystems are important coastal resources that provide habitats for various aquatic biota. The abundance and diversity of macrozoobentos can reflect the quality of the environment. This research was conducted in Upang Waters, Banyuasin, in October 2024–January 2025, including macrozoobentos sampling, measurement of water and substrate parameters, identification of biota, and sedimen…
The Upang area, Banyuasin is one of the estuarine areas affected by residential activities, fisheries, plantations and transportation which is feared to cause changes in the quality of the aquatic environment. This study aims to examine the structure of the bentos infauna community and its relationship with water quality parameters in the Upang estuary, Banyuasin, which is vulnerable to environ…
The Banyuasin Estuary is a dynamic estuarine ecosystem influenced by inputs from the Musi River and its tributaries, as well as anthropogenic activities such as agriculture and the fisheries industry. The observed physico-chemical parameters include salinity, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), current velocity, nitrate, and phosphate. Observations indicated that most parameters remained wi…
Aktivitas perikanan tangkap kerap menjadi suatu kegiatan yang menimbulkan permasalahan salah satunya berupa overfishing. Kawasan muara Sungai Musi menjadi lokasi penelitian karena berpotensi menjadi wilayah penangkapan ikan yang berpotensi menjadi salah satu masalah yaitu overfishing dan sebagai tempat meroplankton khususnya fase larva dan juvenil. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui jenis, …
Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 mm that are commonly found in aquatic environments and have the potential to enter the bodies of aquatic organisms, including blood clams. This study aims to analyze the accumulation levels of polystyrene (PS) microplastics in blood clams with condition of different pH levels (6.7 and 9) and two different particle sizes (20 and 150 mikron). The…
Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 mm that are widely found in aquatic environments and have the potential to enter the bodies of aquatic organisms, including crabs. This study aims to determine the abundance, types, and polymer composition of microplastics in Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp.) inhabiting the Musi River Estuary, South Sumatra. The soft tissues of crab samples were digeste…
Banyuasin waters are an estuarine area that is vulnerable to heavy metal pollution due to land-based activities. This study aimed to analyze the concentrations of heavy metals lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in blood cockles (Anadara granosa) and sediments, compare the results with the applicable quality standards, and calculate the bioconcentration factor (BCF) as an indicator of heavy metal accumu…
The species diversity of fish in an aquatic ecosystem serves as an indicator of environmental health. To date, no study has been conducted on the diversity of freshwater fish species in the Putak River. This research aimed to determine the fish diversity in the Putak River. The method used was direct observation with fish sampling at three stations during the transitional season (dry to rainy s…
Remote sensing technology for depth data extraction, known as Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SDB), can support and facilitate bathymetric data collection, particularly in shallow waters, by utilizing satellite image data to obtain water depth information. This research aims to analyze the comparison between Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2A images in acquiring shallow water depth information in the wate…
The community and industrial activities such as mining, agriculture, plantations, and natural activities that directly or indirectly enter the waters of the Musi River can result in river pollution, such as the inclusion of waste, including ammonia. The existence of ammonia that exceeds the specified quality standard value can disrupt the ecosystem in the waters and the living creatures around …
Mud crabs are an important component of fisheries in coastal areas. Crab ranks third after shrimp and lobster because of the delicacy of seafood and also the fishery value it supports. The world's crab fisheries are thriving and there is a wide scope for crab meat not only for the delicacy of the meat but also for its nutritional richness. Antioxidants are included in certain substances that ca…
Nutrients are very important for the growth of an organism in the water. The entry of waste or waste products can reduce the quality of waters leading to an increase in nutrient concentrations in the water column. This study aims to determine the condition of nutrients in water and sediment and analyze the condition of Payung Island Waters. Sampling was carried out in September 2022 at 5 resear…
Gastropods are food derived from waters that contain many antioxidant components, such as Nerita balteata and Cassidula aurisfelis. The purpose of this study was to determine the comparison of antioxidant activity with DPPH method and phytochemical content and analyze active compounds with GC-MS. This research was conducted from January 2023 to April 2023. The results showed that the extracts o…
Research on the design characteristics of small scale fisheries vessels was conducted in Sungsang Village, Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra Province, December 2022 – January 2023. The research method used was the survey method, taking direct measurements of the main dimensions of the dominant fishing vessels namely motor boats (pompong) and outboard motor boats (Jol). Processing of ship desig…
Pertambangan batubara di Indonesia banyak dilakukan secara terbuka(surface mining). Penambangan batubara yang dilakukan secara terbuka akanmelepaskan asam sulfat dan mendorong terjadinya oksidasi mineral sulfida.Proses ini selanjutnya akan menghasilkan limbah berupa air asam tambang (AAT) dan mengakibatkan tingginya akumulasi logam berat pada tanah dan air. Air asamtambang (AAT) memiliki nilai …
Microplastics are particles of 1-5000 µm composed of synthetic polymer materials. Various activities (sanitation, traffic emissions, industry, agriculture, fisheries) are a source of microplastics. The microplastics are transported to the waters through runoff, the river flows, and even drift in the air (atmospheric microplastics). These microplastics are solid particles with a variety of comp…
Density is an essential factor impacting glass eel A. bicolor cultivation production. The increase in glass eel density causes competition in getting oxygen, feeds, and space movement, affecting the glass eel's physiological condition. This research aimed to determine the effect of different densities on glass eel A. bicolor production cultured in swamp water media. The study was conducted at t…
Polyculture ponds (shrimp and milkfish) in Gilirang Village, Muara Sugihan District, have experienced a decline in pond yields from year to year. Pond water quality is thought to be one of the important factors in the successful productivity of polyculture ponds. Decreasing water quality will have an impact on cultivators who can experience stress and even death. The purpose of this study was t…
The Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SDB) method can collect bathymetry data in shallow waters based on satellite imagery. The bathymetry data obtained from this methos can be used to fill in the gaps in data collected from hydrographic surveys. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the use of two algorithms in obtaining information on the depth of shallow waters in Karimunjawa waters. The a…
The Banyuasin waters have abundant fisheries resources supported by adequate ecosystems condition. The dynamic ecosystem affects biota such as fish to tend to aggregate to help them survive from predation or feeding. This study was conducted to identify fish shoals using hydroacoustic methods and then determine the relationship between acoustic descriptor variables and environmental parameter a…
High concentration of Total Suspended Solid (TSS) can increase turbidity and obstruct light penetration to the water column. The distribution of TSS can be observed using satellite imagery by transforming algorithms that can convert pixel values into estimated TSS concentration values. The objective of this study is to examine the comparison of TSS concentration distribution patterns in Sentine…
The vegetation that dominates Payung Island is the mangrove forest, because it is located at the mouth of the Musi River, where fresh water and sea water meet, so the surrounding salinity is quite high, where the mangrove forest is still well preserved. At the Payung Island location there are several types of mangroves including R.apiculata, Avicenia alba, A.marina, A.officinalis and K.candel, …
Mackerel (Rastrelliger spp) is one of the dominant catches in PPN Karangantu and is an economically important fish for the people of Indonesia. One of the parameters that affect fish catch is temperature. This research was conducted by collecting secondary data on SST and mackerel catches in a 3 year range, namely 2019 – 2021 and then analyzed using regression analysis method. The SST data at…
Sembilang National Park area was chosen as the research location because of its potential as an effective fishing area and potential as a spawning and breeding place for larvae and juveniles of fish. The purpose of this study was to determine the types, abundance, community structure and the relationship between the abundance of larvae and juveniles of fish to environmental parameters found in …
Sungsang waters, Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra Province has a wealth of marine biota catches, particularly the mudskipper fish. The mudskipper which thrives in mangrove areas, plays a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance. Understanding and protecting the ecology of mudskippers is essential for the sustainability of Sungsang waters. This research was conducted in February 2023 within S…
Perairan Banyuasin memiliki potensi sumberdaya perikanan demersal yang besar, jumlah spesies yang cukup tinggi serta potensi sumberdaya perikanan yang besar. Kabupaten Banyuasin memiliki potensi ikan demersal 32.800 ton/tahun (DKP,2020), Adanya kegiatan di sepanjang muara menjadi ancaman bagi kelangsungan hidup biota. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan menganalisis diversitas sumber daya pe…
Kalianda District is a sub-district in South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province. Merak Belantung Village, Kalianda District, South Lampung Regency is a village located in a coastal area. As a strategic coastal area and has great potential and has abundant mangrove forest resources. This research was conducted in March 2023 with the research location divided into 6 observation stations which aime…
The estuary of the Musi River is strongly influenced by various activities on land such as the amount of waste from industry, one of which is ammonia pollution. The presence of ammonia in an ecosystem can affect microbes, especially bacteria that have the abilty to degrade ammonia. This study aims to determine the density of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in the sediment at the mouth of the Musi Ri…
Perairan Banyuasin merupakan perairan produktif, menghasilkan komoditas perikanan tangkap dengan biodiversitas sumberdaya perikanan yang beragam dan mencapai angka 80.007 ton pada tahun 2019-2021 (BPS Banyuasin), namun banyaknya aktifitas penangkapan tidak ramah lingkungan membuat ekosistem perikanan terganggu. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan menganalisis biodiversitas sumber daya perika…
Batang River is a productive area in producing capture fisheries commodities, with mangrove ecosystems that are still natural without degraded by ponds. This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the diversity of capture fisheries resources and the relationship between environmental parameters and the diversity of capture fisheries resources. The research was conducted in May-June 2022.…