Analysis of sources and composition of marine debris in western and southern Aceh, Indonesia

Abstract

Marine debris has become an important pollution issue in recent years. Its existence has impacted to marine environment, harmed marine life, and also effected human health and lives. Marine debris study in western and southern Aceh is necessary to compare debris sources, amounts, and locations. The research outputs can provide input to the government to adopt more comprehensive policies and provide important information to targets protection in the coastal areas. Eight sites (two sites for each regency: at shoreline area and estuary stream mouth area) were selected from four regencies located in western and southern Aceh namely the regency of Aceh Jaya, west Aceh, southwestern Aceh, south Aceh. Marine debris was grouped by seven categories namely: plastic, glass, metal, rubber, cloth/fabric, processed lumber, and other/unclassifiable. The results indicated that marine debris was dominated by plastic (86.6%). The highest of debris density (0.145 items/m2) were found in southwestern Aceh and South Aceh Regency. Shoreline and recreational activities have known as the largest source of marine debris (74.8 %), followed by medical/personal hygiene activities (10.8%) dumping activities (85 items, 9.2%), smoking or related activities (4.1%) and activities related to ocean/waterway (1.1%).

Distribution and Composition of Marine Debris in the Shoreline Area of Bone Bay Indonesia

“…Several sites, such as the coasts of Takalar Regency and Makassar City, South Sulawesi, indicate a significant volume of plastic debris, with 62%-86% (Tahir et al, 2019). Plastic was also identified in 86.62% of western and southern Aceh (Fitria et al, 2019). Renjaan et al (2020) found this debris on the coast of Dullah Island, Kei archipelago, to be 46%, but on Banda Aceh, it was 92% (Ondara and Dhiauddin 2020).…”

Analisis Kelimpahan, Komposisi Dan Sumber Sampah Laut: Studi Kasus Pada Pantai Kuala Batu Desa Pulau Kayu Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya

“…Selain itu, keberadaan sampah laut juga disebabkan karena adanya aktivitas rekreasi dan industri dekat pantai (Hardesty et al, 2016). Pantai Tongkaina dan pantai Talawaan Bajo, Sulawesi Utara (Djaguna et al, 2019), beberapa pantai barat-selatan Aceh (Fitria et al, 2019), wilayah utara Taiwan (Kuo dan Huang, 2014), Pantai Adriatic, Italia (Munari et al, 2016) dan masih banyak yang lainnya.…”

“…Hal-hal tersebut diprediksi menjadi salah satu penyebab banyaknya sampah di sepanjang Pantai Kuala Batu.MenurutCorcoran et al (2009), pusat akumulasi sampah laut terdapat pada pantai yang letaknya dekat dengan pemukiman padat penduduk. Selanjutnya, hasil penelitian yang dilakukan olehFitria et al (2019) di beberapa pantai yang terletak di pantai barat-selatan Aceh, menunjukkan bahwa jumlah sampah laut tertinggi ditemukan di pantai dengan kepadatan penduduk yang tinggi, daerah pantai rekreasi dan pantai yang dekat dengan pelabuhan perikanan. 7%) dan kain/turunannya (0.7%).…”

Identifikasi awal sampah apung anorganik di muara Sungai Krueng Aceh, Kota Banda Aceh

“…Kajian komposisi sampah laut tercatat telah dilakukan hanya di lima kabupaten dari 18 kabupaten yang ada di Provinsi Aceh, yaitu Aceh Jaya, Aceh Barat Daya, Aceh Barat, Aceh Selatan, dan Banda Aceh. Komposisi sampah laut yang ditemukan di Aceh Jaya, Aceh Barat Daya, Aceh Barat, dan Aceh Selatan didominasi oleh sampah plastik dengan persentase antara 64% -86,6% dengan kelimpahan tertinggi terdapat di Aceh Barat Daya dan Aceh Selatan, terutama di kawasan wisata (Kusumawati et al, 2019;Fitria et al, 2020). Di Kotamadya Banda Aceh, penelitian tentang identifikasi sampah laut telah dilakukan dengan dua kategori, yaitu sampah laut yang terdampar di pantai dan sampah laut yang terapung di permukaan perairan.…”