KAJIAN KOMPOSISI DAN KEPADATAN JENIS SAMPAH LAUT PADA KAWASAN EKOWISATA MANGROVE, DI KELURAHAN OESAPA BARAT, KOTA KUPANG

Abstract

Abstrak - Ekowisata mangrove merupakan objek wisata yang berwawasan lingkungan dimana wisata tersebut mengutamakan aspek keindahan yang alami tanpa merusak ekosistem tersebut. Hutan mangrove cukup tahan terhadap berbagai gangguan dan tekanan lingkungan, namun sangat peka terhadap pengendapan atau sedimentasi, juga beragam aktivitas lain seperti pembuangan limbah dan sampah. Merujuk pada beberapa penelitian telah dilakukan, kebaruan dari penelitian ini selain dilakukan pada titik lokasi dan bulan yang berbeda guna mendapatkan data pola sebaran sampah di lokasi yang sama yakni kawasan ekowisata mangrove di Kelurahan Oesapa Barat, Kota Kupang. Metode yang digunakan yaitu studi literatur, observasi yang terdiri dari pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Tahapan Penelitian melingkupi penetapan transek dan plot pengamatan, pengambilan sampel dan analisis komposisi dan kepadatan jenis sampah laut. Hasil penelitian diperoleh nilai komposisi jenis dan total kepadatan sampah laut didominasi oleh sampah plastik dengan nilai komposisi sebesar 45,455% dan kepadatan sebesar 2,030 item/m².

Kata Kunci: Komposisi Jenis, Kepadatan Sampah Laut, Ekowisata Mangrove.

Abstract – Mangrove Ecotourism is an environmentally sound tourist attraction where tourism prioritizes natural beauty without destroying the ecosystem. Mangrove forests are quite resistant to various disturbances and environmental pressures, but are very sensitive to settling or sedimentation, as well as various other activities such as waste and garbage disposal. Referring to several studies that have been conducted, the novelty of this research is that it was carried out at different locations and months in order to obtain data on the pattern of waste distribution at the same location, namely the mangrove ecotourism area in the west Oesapa urban village, Kupang City. The method used is literature study, observation consisting of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The research phases covered the determination of transects and observation plots, sampling and analysis of the composition and density of marine debris species. The results showed that the type composition and total density of marine debris were dominated by plastic waste with a composition value of 45,455% and a density of 2,030 items/m².

Keywords : Composition of Types, Density of Marine Debris, Mangrove Ecotourism.