Ecodiver Skillfulness for Fishermen Community of Sidoasri Village, Malang, Toward Marine Ecotourim Based on Community
Daduk Setyohadi1*), Dhira Khurniawan Saputra2, Akhmad Zainur3, and Oktiyas Muzaky Luthfi2
1Fisheries Resources Utilization Department, University of Brawijaya
2Marine Science Department, University of Brawijaya
3Electrical Department, University of Brawijaya
*)email: omuzakyl[at]ub.ac.id
Abstract
One year ago (2018) group of fishermen at Sidoasri Village who grouped into community monitoring group (Pokwasmas) has been introduced on types of coral which abundance on their village, conserved their ecosystem by deploying steel reef framework, transplantation, and mapping another coastal biodiversity that was blessed on that area. Dive ecotourism will be key to support marine ecotourism that economically viable alternatively to “sell” of coral reef to the community. The eco-diver is training series to understand the community monitoring group for types of substrate: hard coral, soft coral, rock, sediment, and algae. Yet, to recognize of reef fishes such as commercial fish, Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulates), parrotfish, and snapper. Other important ornamental fish is butterflyfish (Chaetodontiids) that important for bio-indicator of coral reef health. Those all education material was taught in room, otherwise to sharp the knowledge, all participants had invited into the sea, practiced and observed marine biota in small group. Overall, the training of Eco diver toward marine ecotourism based on community is well prospect of ecotourism in the future in Sidoasri.
Keywords: ecotourism, community based, ecodiver, biodiversity, sutainable environment, economics
Topic: Sosical Economic and Community Development