Trend of Foreign Tourist Visits in the Conservation Area of the Cenderawasih Bay National Park (TNTC) with Special Interest on Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Tourist areas have a significant role in several aspects including economic, social and environmental. The national park has a considerable potential in the aspect of tourism. In addition to having mega biodiversity, the Cenderawasih Bay National Park (TNTC) also has a strong special attraction in term of whale shark, available year-round. Therefore, foreign tourism potential at TNTC is very high and much in demand by both local and foreign tourists. By processing visitation data, we were able to obtain trend and potentials in supporting the carrying capacity of whale shark tourism areas. Through these data, the estimated number of visitors in 2020 at TNTC was also obtained. Data were performed by country grouping and quantified the number of tourists visiting TNTC. By determining the number of foreign visitors, it was found out the intensity of the visit of each country and also countries which are targeted for TNTC’s future promotions. Countries with high intensity visit are suitable for future promotion targets including Australia, USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland.

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Sizing and scarring of whale shark (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) in the Cenderawasih Bay National Park

Jurnal Iktiologi Indonesia ◽

10.32491/jii.v21i3.587 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 199-213

Author(s):

Yusup A Jentewo ◽

Roni Bawole ◽

Tresia S Tururaja ◽

Mudjirahayu Mudjirahayu ◽

Zeth Parinding ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

The Body ◽

Whale Shark ◽

Gill Slit ◽

Rhincodon Typus ◽

Photo Identification ◽

Dorsal Fin ◽

Total Length ◽

Whale Sharks ◽

Photo Collection

This study aims to determine the total length and scar condition of the body of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Cendrawasih Bay National Park (TNTC), Papua-Indonesia. Photo-identification was used to identify individuals of the whale shark R. typus based on spot patterns behind the last gill slit of each individual. Photo-identification was also used to determine the scar of the whale shark. The total length of whale sharks were estimated based on the length of a snorkeller (assumed to be 1.6 m) swimming alongside the whale shark. We identified 21 individuals of R. typus. Of these 21 individuals, 14 were new sightings and seven were re-sightings that have been recorded in the previous photo collection database. R. typus ranged in size from 2 to 5 m total length (average 3.78 m, ±0,86, N= 21). Based on their size, all individuals of whale shark were categorized as juvenile. 52% of R. typus identified had scars and 38 % were not and 10% were unknown. The majority of whale sharks had amputation (12 individuals) and abrasion (7 individuals) scars. Scars occurred most often on the caudal fin and dorsal fin, five and four individuals respectively. This information is useful for understanding potential threats and designing better management programmes for R. typus conservation in TNTC.

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Tata Guna Lahan Bukit Lawang sebagai Kawasan Wisata Berkelanjutan

Talenta Conference Series Energy and Engineering (EE) ◽

10.32734/ee.v2i1.381 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nurlisa Ginting ◽

Selly Veronica

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

National Park ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Field Observations ◽

Tourist Destination ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Landuse Planning ◽

Tourism Potential

Bukit Lawang merupakan bagian dari kawasan konservasi Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser (TNGL) yang menjadi tujuan wisata di Kabupaten Langkat. Aktivitas wisata dan konservasi yang terdapat di Bukit Lawang harus diakomodasi dengan adanya perencanaan tata guna lahan yang tepat. Tata guna lahan Bukit Lawang sebagai kawasan konservasi yang tidak direncanakan dengan mempertimbangkan adanya aktivitas wisata dapat menyebabkan gangguan terhadap kelestarian kawasan. Sebagai bagian dari kawasan konservasi maka perecanaan tata guna lahan yang paling tepat dilakukan untuk memaksimalkan potensi wisata Bukit Lawang adalah dengan konsep wisata berkelanjutan. Penelitian tata guna lahan Bukit Lawang ini dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif dimana data yang digunakan adalah data hasil observasi lapangan dan kajian literatur. Analisa pada ata guna lahan menggunakan tiga elemen yaitu pembatasan zona; pembagian fungsi; dan peningkatan nilai kawasan. Penelitian ini menghasilkan perencanaan tata guna lahan Bukit Lawang sebagai kawasan wisata berkelanjutan Bukit Lawang is part of the conservation area of Mountain Leuser National Park (Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser / TNGL) whichis a tourist destination in Langkat Regency. The tourism and conservation activities in Bukit Lawang must be accommodated withthe right land use planning. The use of Bukit Lawang land as a conservation area that is not planned by considering the existenceof tourist activities can disrupt the sustainability of the area. As part of a conservation area, the most appropriate land use planning to maximize Bukit Lawang's tourism potential is the concept of sustainable tourism. The Bukit Lawang land use research wasconducted with a qualitative method where the data used were data from field observations and literature studies. Analysis of landuse uses three elements, namely zone limitation; division of functions; and increasing regional value. This research resulted in landuse planning for Bukit Lawang as a sustainable tourism area.

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Daya Dukung Jalur Pendakian Bukit Raya Di Taman Nasional Bukit Baka Raya Kalimantan Barat

Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan ◽

10.14710/jil.14.2.72-76 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 72 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Toto Aryanto ◽

Hartuti Purnaweni ◽

Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati

Keyword(s):

Carrying Capacity ◽

National Park ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Environmental Services ◽

The West ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Nature Tourism ◽

West Kalimantan ◽

Management Personnel

ABSTRAKAdanya upaya penyelamatan hutan dan peningkatan nilai manfaatnya, pada saat ini mulai dilakukan pemanfaatan jasa lingkungan, salah satunya melalui kegiatan pariwisata alam. Taman Nasional Bukit Baka Bukit Raya sebagai kawasan konservasi telah dimanfaatkan sebagai kegiatan pariwisata alam dan salah satunya adalah pendakian Bukit Raya. Selain memilki dampak positif, kegiatan pendakian juga memiliki dampak negatif jika tidak memperhatikan daya dukung lingkungan jalur pendakian itu sendiri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghitung daya dukung jalur pendakian Bukit Raya yang berada di Jalur kalimantan Barat. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah menghitung daya dukung fisik (PCC), daya dukung riil (RCC) dan daya dukung efektif (ECC) dengan rumus yang dikembangkan oleh Cifuentes (1992). Hasil perhitungan menunjukan nilai PCC di jalur pendakian Bukit Raya adalah 200 orang per hari, RCC sebannyak 15 orang per hari dan ECC jalur pendakian Bukit Raya belum bisa dihitung sebagai akibat belum adanya desain tapak yang berpengaruh terhadap fasilitas serta penunjukan petugas pengelola secara definitif.Kata kunci: Daya Dukung, Jalur Pendakian, Ekowisata, Taman Nasional, Bukit Raya. ABSTRACTTheir efforts to save the forests and increase the amount of benefit, at this time began use of environmental services, one through nature tourism activities. Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park as a conservation area has been used as a natural tourism activities and one of them is climbing Bukit Raya. In addition to have a positive impact, climbing activities also had a negative impact if it does not pay attention to the environmental carrying capacity climbing lane itself. This study aimed to calculate the carrying capacity Bukit Raya hiking paths that are on the West Kalimantan. The method used in this research is to calculate the physical carrying capacity (PCC), the real carrying capacity (RCC) and the effective carrying capacity (ECC) with the formula developed by Cifuentes (1992). Calculation shows the value of PCC in Bukit Raya hiking trail is 200 people per day, RCC sebannyak 15 people per day and Bukit Raya ECC climbing path can not be calculated due to the lack of tread design that affect the facility and the appointment of management personnel definitively.Keywords: Capability, Trailhead, Ecotourism, National Park, Bukit RayaCara sitasi: Aryanto ,T., Purnaweni, H., dan Soeprobowati, T. R. (2016). Daya Dukung Jalur Pendakian Bukit Raya di Taman Nasional Bukit Baka Bukit Raya Kalimantan Barat. Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan,14(2),72-76, doi:10.14710/jil.14.2.72-76

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Cimil Deresi (Rize, Türkiye)’nin Epilitik Alg Çeşitliliği

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v3i10.826-833.483 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 826

Author(s):

Beyhan Taş ◽

Özlem Yılmaz

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Diatom Species ◽

Ecological Situation ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Nitzschia Palea ◽

Ecological Structure ◽

The World ◽

Dry Seasons ◽

Tourism Potential ◽

Very High

The Ikizdere Valley is one of priority ecologic region within 200 areas where is under protection in the world. It is natural conservation area. In this study, epilithic algal diversity of Cimil Stream in the Cimil (Tiron) Valley where is one of the most important protection areas were investigated. The ecological structure of the stream is to determine by using indicator algae. According to sampling results obtained from four different stations after rainy and dry seasons (November 2010 and August 2011), total 113 taxa belongs to five different division were identified. Diatoms have the most species diversity in terms of other groups (74, 65%). This was followed by Cyanophyta (28, 25%), Charophyta (6, 5%), Chlorophyta (4, 4%) and Euglenophyta (1, 1%). Achnanthidium minutissimum, Cocconeis pediculus, C. placentula, Cymbella affinis, Gomphonema parvulum, G. truncatum, Encyonema minutum, Hannaea arcus, Navicula menisculus, N. salinarum ve Nitzschia palea are common and dominant diatom species in the Cimil Stream. Indicator species showed that the ecological situation of the Cimil Stream is not yet under intense pressure pollution. However, it is seen that the stream showed a change towards β-α-mesosaprobic conditions from oligosaprobic top to bottom. For the area's tourism potential is very high, it is recommended that the necessary measures take as to maintaining ecological structure in future.

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Zooplankton communities in Cenderawasih Bay National Park, West Papua: can their composition be used to predict whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 appearance frequencies?

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/139/1/012012 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 139 ◽

pp. 012012

Author(s):

S N Marliana ◽

M Bataona ◽

E N Ihsan

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Whale Shark ◽

Rhincodon Typus ◽

West Papua ◽

Zooplankton Communities

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The Effects of Geometric Irregularities of Journals on the Performance of Porous Bearings

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology ◽

10.1243/pime_proc_1994_208_361_02 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 208 (2) ◽

pp. 141-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

T S Chennabasavan ◽

R Raman

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Analysis ◽

Carrying Capacity ◽

Load Carrying Capacity ◽

Eccentricity Ratio ◽

Attitude Angle ◽

Load Carrying ◽

Permeability Variation ◽

Very High

In the theoretical analysis of porous bearings the journal has so far been assumed to be ideal, that is perfectly cylindrical. In the present analysis the geometric irregularities of the journal, such as circumferential undulations and barrel/bellmouth shapes, are taken into account. The permeability variation along the length of the bearing as found in commercial bearings has also been taken into account. The present analysis reveals that, at the critical Sommerfeld number, the friction is very low compared to the very high value for an ideal journal. The present analysis also reveals that the friction and the attitude angle are lower for any Sommerfeld number and that the load-carrying capacity is lower for any eccentricity ratio than that for an ideal journal.

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The Valia-Kalda National Park, Greece

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605300027356 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 25-29

Author(s):

Gregory L. Tsunis

Keyword(s):

National Parks ◽

Special Interest ◽

National Park ◽

Illegal Hunting ◽

Greek Government

A dam is being built in Valia-Kalda, one of the ten national parks in Greece, despite the fact that this is not permissible under Greek law. Apart from the destruction caused by this activity, the park suffers from illegal hunting and over-grazing by livestock. The author, who was a member of two expeditions to Valia-Kalda in 1985 and 1986, describes the park, highlighting the features of special interest, and urges the Greek Government to safeguard it.

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Threats to the Serengeti Herds

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605300018111 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 437-444 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stephen Makacha ◽

Michael J. Msingwa ◽

George W. Frame

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Serengeti National Park ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Fast Growing ◽

Game Reserve ◽

The Right ◽

Growing Population

The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is famous for its huge herds of migrating wildebeest, zebras and other ungulates. But these herds spend much of the year in neighbouring reserves where their survival depends on preserving the right conditions. The authors made a study of two of these reserves with disturbing results. The Maswa Game Reserve they found was seriously threatened by invading (illegal) settlement with a fast-growing population cultivating land and felling trees; in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area they report that the Maasai have taken to poaching, both for subsistence meat and for trophies to sell – skins, ivory and rhino horn. In both places the guards are so poorly equipped they can do little to stop poaching.

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