<p><strong><em>Abstract. </em></strong><em>Mangroves is important ecosystem in coastal. </em><em>However, multiple  destructive activities to cause reduced mangrove area. The information about area and criteria of mangrove in Sidangoli coastal area, had been doing, however information ecology mangrove unexplored. This information is required to plan better conservation strategy of mangrove. The study was conducted to infer the ecology of mangrove in the Sidangoli coastal of west halmahera regency, North Mollucas. A total of location diveded by four and </em><em>perform in November 2014. Mangrove sampling, done by the "spot check".</em> <em>The results showed that mangrove of </em><em>thickness ranging from 145-750 meters and founded 11 </em><em>specieses from 5 families of mangroves. The ecology analysis showed that </em><em>frequency and density of mangrove founded station three. </em><em>Whereas </em><em>persent cover contained station four and value sicnificant analysis in all station. The mangrove vegetation analysis contained the high frequency, density and value sicnificant is </em><em>Rhizopora stylosa</em><em> and high persent cover Sonneratia alba.the overall observation of mangrove explaided that mangrove ecosystem enter in low/damage criteria.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><em>  </em><em>Mangroves;</em><em>  </em><em>Rhizopora stylosa</em><em>; spot check</em><em>;</em><em> Sonneratia alba</em><em></em></p><p align="left"> </p><strong>Abstrak. </strong>Mangrove merupakan ekosistem penting di kawasan pesisir. Tetapi, berbagai macam aktivitas yang bersifat destruktif telah menurunkan luas penyebaran lahan mangrove. Informasi tentang luas dan kriteria mangrove di kawasan pesisir Sidangoli, Kabupaten Halmahera Barat telah dilakukan. Akan tetapi informasi tentang nilai ekologi mangrove belum dilaporkan, sehingga perlu adanya kajian tentang anailsis ekologi mangrove. Informasi nilai ekologi dapat dijadikan sebagai data untuk dijadikan sebagi acuan dalam merencanakan strategi konservasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui nilai ekologi mangrove dikawasan pesisir Sidangoli Kabupaten Halmahera Barat, Maluku Utara. Lokasi penelitian dibagi menjadi empat dan penelitian dilaksanakan pada November 2014. Pengambilan contoh mangrove, di lakukan dengan menggunakan metode <em>“spot chek”</em><em>. </em>Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ketebalan mangrove berkisar 145-750 meter dan diperoleh sebanyak 11 jenis dari 5 famili mangrove. Analisis ekologi memperlihatkan bahwa nilai total kerapatan dan frekuensi tertinggi ditemukan pada stasiun  tiga. Sedangkan tutupan tertinggi pada stasiun empat serta nilai penting pada setiap stasiun adalah 300. Analisis vegetasi mangrove disetiap stasiun diperoleh kerapatan, frekuensi dan nilai penting jenis tertinggi adalah <em>Rhizopora stylosa</em> serta tutupan jenis tertinggi adalah <em>Sonneratia alba</em>. Total pangamatan jenis mangrove dan jumlah yang tersedia, menggambarkan kondisi ekosistem mangrove di pesisir Sidangoli masuk dalam kategori rendah/rusak.

Abstract. Madduppa H, Putri ASP, Wicaksono RZ, Subhan B, Akbar N, Ismail F, Arafat D, Prabuning D, Sani LMI, Srimariana ES, Baksir A, Bengen DG. 2020. Morphometric and DNA Barcoding of endemic Halmaheran walking shark (Hemiscyllium halmahera, Allen, 2013) in North Maluku, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 3331-3343. The walking shark (Hemiscyllium halmahera) commonly referred to as bamboo shark, is a shark species that belongs to the Hemiscyllidae family which is endemic in North Maluku, and Indonesian waters. These Hemiscyllium species are generally confined to the Australian-New Guinea region, save a specie which originates from Halmahera, an Indonesian island. Ever since its discovery, sufficient information on its existence has been largely unavailable. Hence, the purpose of this study is (1) to assess the morphology, using meristic measurements and length-weight relationship, and (2) to determine the molecular characteristics through DNA barcoding, phylogenetic reconstruction, and genetic diversity. The samples used in this research were obtained from Halmahera Archipelago, North Maluku, including Halmahera, Tidore, Ternate, Maitara, and Guraici in several expeditions between March 2017 and January 2018. 36 individuals in total were measured for morphometric parameters including Total Length (TL), Standard Length (SL), Head Length (HL), Body Circumference (BC), and Body Weight (BW). Out of a total of 36 sharks, tissue samples were obtained from 32 individuals for molecular identification. After the required measurements were obtained, all individuals sharks were released back to their habitat safely. Equations of linear regression were used to analyze the relationship between length and weight. Morphometric measurements indicated that the average total length of the walking shark samples obtained, were not more than 75± cm for both male and female specimens. The length-weight analysis revealed a positive allometric growth pattern in H. halmahera species, where weight was gained faster than an increase in length. The results of the DNA fragment length analysis from all samples were 793-bp. All 32 tissue samples identified as H. halmahera consisted of 3 samples from Ternate Island, 14 samples from Maitara Island, 9 samples from Guraici Island (South Halmahera), 10 samples from Central Halmahera, and 2 samples from Tidore Island. These results confirmed that DNA subsequence analysis indicates that H. halmahera is different from those sequences extracted from Genbank in the Australia-New Guinea region. This study successfully identified H. halmahera based on their morphological and molecular characters, and has therefore contributed to international genetic database (Barcoding Of Life Database-BOLD) for further studies.

Halmahera Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium halmahera) is an endemic fish in the North Maluku sea. This species was first discovered in two spots of Halmahera waters namely Ternate and Bacan in 2013. Halmahera Epaulette Shark research was continue in Weda and Kao Bay in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Those previous studies, however, did not reveal the morphological description of this species in the other part of the Halmahera Islands. This research was made to enhance the information about this species from the other part of Halmahera waters with a purpose to describe the morphology of Halmahera epaulette shark. The study was carried out in remote areas of Loleo, Tidore, Maitara, Mare, and Lelei Island in 2018. Photos of fish were documented, some meristic and morphometric characters and body weigt were measured. Halmahera epaulette shark has many local names. Observation results showed that many dark brown spots with different patterns and shapes were present with 0.5-1.2 cm in diameter. The total and standard lengths were 40-63 cm and 35-55 cm, respectively. Head length and head width ranged from 7-12 cm and 3-6 cm, respectively. The head height ranged from 9-10 cm. The body circumference of fish ranged between 11-24 cm. Pectoral fins length ranged from 4-6 cm. The dorsal fin length ranged from 5-6 cm. The lower tail length ranged from 4-6 cm. The upper tail length ranged from 4-6 cm. Fish mouth type is subterminal with pointed teeth.

The objective of the present study was to examine the ecological indices and mapping the mangrove ecosystem in the coastal region of Maitara Island, North Moluccas Province. The study was conducted during 2015 at three stations. The results showed that 4 species of mangrove belong to 3 families were recorded during the study. The total density of stations was 215.78 tree/hectare, the frequency was 722.22 tree/hectare, the percent cover was 189.29% and the significant value was 300 in every station. Rhizopora apicullata, Avicennia alba, Sonneratia alba have the highest density and frequency, while the lowest density and frequency were Sonneratia caseolaris. Sonneratia alba, S. caseolaris, Avicennia alba have the highest percent cover. Overall, the diversity of mangroves is minor. The characterization of zonation showed that Rhizhopora sp. is a leading constituent of mangrove ecosystem from coast line to the hinterland of Maitara Island.

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