PEMETAAN TRACK DIVING DAN SNORKLING DI ZONA PERLINDUNGAN BERSAMA BANGSRING DAN PULAU TABUHAN KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI

Tourism is one of the leading sectors that contribute to obtaining foreign exchange, hence its development needs to be properly done. East Java with its many small islands and a long coastline, make it suitable for the tourism industry. One of the regencies that have this potential is Banyuwangi Regency, including Tabuhan Island and Bangsring Coast. This research was aimed to map the snorkeling and diving tracks in the Bangsring Coast and Tabuhan Island and to determine the carrying capacity of the area. A direct observation method on waters of Bangsring Coast and Tabuhan Island was applied. The results of this study showed the maps of diving and snorkeling tracks in the Bangsring Coast and Tabuhan Island, as well as carrying capacity of the Bangsring Coastal tourism area and Tabuhan Island. marine tourism area on Tabuhan Island, suitable for diving with an area of 7.2 hectares and snorkeling with an area of 9.354 hectares. Bangsring Coast (common Protection Zone) is suitable for diving with an area of 1.6 hectares and snorkeling with an area of 1.7 hectares. Carrying capacity of the marine tourism area of Tabuhan Island for the diving category is 36 people/day and the snorkeling category is 180 people/day. For the Bangsring Coast the carrying capacity for the diving category is 8 people/day and the snorkeling category is 34 people/day.  Keywords: mapping, Bangsring coastline, Tabuhan islan

Identification of The Potential of Mangrove At Pantai Sari, Pakis, Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur.

Banyuwangi is an area that has the longest coastline in East Java, with a length of 175.8 km. one of the coastal potentials is the mangrove ecosystem. Pantai Sari is one of the locations that has the potentials to be developed in Banyuwangi regency. This beach is a forest area in the city of Banyuwangi. In general, they have natural charateristics, many pine trees have been planted since 2015. The purpose of this study was to obtain data on the diversity of mangroves in river and coastal areas at Pantai Sari. The method used is descriptive quantitative, with data collection using nested plot method with a distance of 20 m between plots. The results showed that there are 7 species mangroves were found in the river, namely Avicennia officinalis, Rhizophora apiculata, Sonneratia caseolaris, Lannea coramandelica, Erythrina costaricensis, dan Thespesia populnea. The highest number of individuals was Rhizophora apiculata with number 1,291 individu, and the lowest number was Erythrina costaricensis and Thespesia populnea. The other hand, there was 5 species mangroves in the coastal area, namely Casuarina cunninghamiana, Casuarina equisetifolia, Lannea coramandelica, Terminalia catappa, dan Thespesia populnea. The highest number of individuals was pine beach (Casuarina equisetifolia) with number 122 individu, and the lowest number was waru laut (Thespesia populnea) with number 1 individ

Identification of The Potential of Mangrove At Pantai Sari, Pakis, Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur.

Banyuwangi is an area that has the longest coastline in East Java, with a length of 175.8 km. one of the coastal potentials is the mangrove ecosystem. Pantai Sari is one of the locations that has the potentials to be developed in Banyuwangi regency. This beach is a forest area in the city of Banyuwangi. In general, they have natural charateristics, many pine trees have been planted since 2015. The purpose of this study was to obtain data on the diversity of mangroves in river and coastal areas at Pantai Sari. The method used is descriptive quantitative, with data collection using nested plot method with a distance of 20 m between plots. The results showed that there are 7 species mangroves were found in the river, namely Avicennia officinalis, Rhizophora apiculata, Sonneratia caseolaris, Lannea coramandelica, Erythrina costaricensis, dan Thespesia populnea. The highest number of individuals was Rhizophora apiculata with number 1,291 individu, and the lowest number was Erythrina costaricensis and Thespesia populnea. The other hand, there was 5 species mangroves in the coastal area, namely Casuarina cunninghamiana, Casuarina equisetifolia, Lannea coramandelica, Terminalia catappa, dan Thespesia populnea. The highest number of individuals was pine beach (Casuarina equisetifolia) with number 122 individu, and the lowest number was waru laut (Thespesia populnea) with number 1 individ