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ISSN 0216-2873 Vol.41, No.1, June 2016 ISSN 0216-2873 ISSN 0216-2873 Vol.41, No.1, June 2016 Marine Research in Indonesia Vol. 41, No. 1, 2016 Current Status and Problems of the Catch Satoshi Honda, Dina Muthmainnah, Statistics on Anguillid Eel Fishery in Indonesia Ni Komang Suryati, Dian Oktaviani, Somboon Siriraksophon, Taweekiet Marine Research in Indonesia Volume 41, Number 1, June 2016 : 1-49 Amornpiyakrit and Budi Iskandar Prisantoso .............................................. 1−14 New Record of Parasesarma Raouli Rahayu and Ernawati Widyastuti and Dwi Listyo Ng, 2009 (Crustasea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) Rahayu ................................................... 15−19 from the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia Effect of Various Dietary Seaweeds on the Asep Ridwanudin, Muhammad Growth of Gold-Mouth Turban (Turbo Firdaus, Idham Sumarto Pratama, and Chrysostomus L., 1758) at Lombok, Indonesia Sigit Anggoro Putro Dwiono ................. 21−26 Microplastic In the Deep-Sea Sediment of Muhammad Reza Cordova and A’an Southwestern Sumatera Waters J. Wahyudi ............................................. 27−35 Design and Implementation of Electronic Hollanda Arief Kusuma, Indra Jaya Logging Instrument to Help Scientific Diver and Henry Munandar Manik ............... 37−49 in Coral Reef Monitoring Accreditation No. 731/AU3/P2MI-LIPI/04/2016 ISSN 0216-2873 Vol. 41, No. 1, 2016 MARINE RESEARCH IN INDONESIA (No. 731/AU3/P2MI-LIPI/04/2016) MARINE RESEARCH IN INDONESIA (MRI) has been published since 1956 focused on physical, chemical, biological and geological oceanography research of the Indonesian and its adjacent waters e.g., Indian and West Pacific Oceans. MRI accomodates Research Articles (at least 5 pages printed pages); Reviews, State-of-the-art evaluations of defined research areas (up to 15 printed pages); Notes or short Communication, brief reports of important new information deserving priority publication or important personal views on hot topics (up to 4 printed pages); Comments, critical, fair assessments of published works and Reply Comments, replies to comments (normally 2 to 3 printed pages). MRI is published twice a year in June and December. Advisory Board Deputy for Earth Sciences, Indonesian Institutes of Sciences Dr. Terence J. Done Dr. Kees Booij Editorial Board Chief Hagi Yulia Sugeha (Marine Biology and Ecology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Members A’an Johan Wahyudi (Biogeochemistry, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Anukul Buranapratheprat (Physical Oceanography, Burapha University, Thailand) Cabell Davis (Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) Dwi Eni Djoko Setyono (Mariculture, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Dwi Listyo Rahayu (Taxonomy, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Lim Po Teen (Phycology and Plankton, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia) Wahjoe Soeprihantoro (Marine Geology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Reviewers Adi Nugraha (Oceanography, Tokyo University of marine Science and Technology, Japan) Anugerah Nontji (Marine Ecology, Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program, Indonesia) Augy Syahailatua (Marine Ecology-Pelagic System, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Iskhaq Iskandar (Oceanography Physic, Sriwijaya University, Indonesia) Kandaga Pujiana (Oregon State University, USA) Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria (Marine Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia) Mulyadi (Plankton Taxonomy, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Pradina Purwanti (Marine Biology and Taxonomy, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Suharsono (Marine Biology / Ecology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia) Copyeditor Mari Rhydwen Sarwendah Puspita Dewi Technical Assistant M. Furqon Azis Ismail Rahmadani Ningsih Maha Rahmat Sri Siti Sonari Copyright: All rights reserved. All materials contained in this journal are protected by the copyright of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences and may not be translated, reproduced, distributed, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any from or by any other means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Editorial address: Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI). Jl. Pasir Putih I Ancol Timur Jakarta 14430, Indonesia. Phone: +62-21-64713850. Fax: +62-21-64711948. e-mail: [email protected]. Website: http://www.mrijournal.or.id ISSN 0216-2873 Marine Research in Indonesia Vol. 41, No. 1, 2016 Current Status and Problems of the Catch Satoshi Honda, Dina Muthmainnah, Statistics on Anguillid Eel Fishery in Indonesia Ni Komang Suryati, Dian Oktaviani, Somboon Siriraksophon, Taweekiet Amornpiyakrit and Budi Iskandar Prisantoso .............................................. 1−14 New Record of Parasesarma Raouli Rahayu and Ernawati Widyastuti and Dwi Listyo Ng, 2009 (Crustasea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) Rahayu ................................................... 15−19 from the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia Effect of Various Dietary Seaweeds on the Asep Ridwanudin, Muhammad Growth of Gold-Mouth Turban (Turbo Firdaus, Idham Sumarto Pratama and Chrysostomus L., 1758) at Lombok, Indonesia Sigit Anggoro Putro Dwiono ................. 21−26 Microplastic In the Deep-Sea Sediment of Muhammad Reza Cordova and A’an Southwestern Sumatera Waters J. Wahyudi ............................................. 27−35 Design and Implementation of Electronic Hollanda Arief Kusuma, Indra Jaya Logging Instrument to Help Scientific Diver and Henry Munandar Manik ............... 37−49 in Coral Reef Monitoring i ii MARINE RESEARCH IN INDONESIA ISSN 0216-2873 Publish: June 2016 The descriptors given are free terms This abstract sheet may be reproduced without permission or charge DDC: 597.9 DDC: 595.3 Current Status and Problems of the New Record of Parasesarma Raouli Catch Statistics on Anguillid Eel Rahayu and Ng, 2009 (Crustasea: Fishery in Indonesia Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from the Satoshi Honda, Dina Muthmainnah, Ni Riau Archipelago, Indonesia Komang Suryati, Dian Oktaviani, Somboon Ernawati Widyastuti and Dwi Listyo Siriraksophon, Taweekiet Amornpiyakrit and Rahayu Budi Iskandar Prisantoso Mar. Res. Indonesia Vol.41, No.1, 2016: 15−19 Mar. Res. Indonesia Vol.41, No.1, 2016: 1−13 A specimen of Parasesarma raouli (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) was collected from the To compensate the decline of the populations mangrove area of Pulau Berang, Lingga, Riau of temperate anguillid eels, tropical anguillid Archipelago, Indonesia in Oktober 2014. This eels become getting attention of East Asian eel species previously was known only from Johor market in recent years. Many eel farms have strait, Peninsular Malaysia. Its color in life is been established in Java Island to culture tropical recorded for the first time. anguillid eels intending to export the products to East Asia. Since eel farming is reliant on wild- Keywords: Parasesarma raouli, new record, caught anguillid eels such as glass eels, elvers and taxonomy, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia yellow eels, these eel seeds have been captured DDC: 579.88 in various places in Indonesia. However, it is still unknown that how much of tropical anguillid eels Effect of Various Dietary Seaweeds On are caught as seeds for eel farming. This study The Growth of Gold-Mouth Turban showed two different patterns of the commodity (Turbo Chrysostomus L., 1758) chains of eel seeds from both Sukabumi Regency and Bengkulu Province to the eel farms in Java at Lombok, Indonesia Island. Official catch statistics on anguillid eels found in both Sukabumi Regency and Bengkulu Asep Ridwanudin, Muhammad Firdaus, Province were also analyzed on their features and Idham Sumarto Pratama and Sigit Anggoro problems underlied. Considering the sustainable Putro Dwiono use of anguillid eel resources and critical stances Mar. Res. Indonesia Vol.40, No.1, 2016: 21−26 on exploitation of eel seeds from all over the world, the Indonesian government should take Gold-mouth turban (Turbo chrysostomus an immediate action for developing the national L., 1758) is an important source of protein for catch statistics on anguillid eel fishery as soon as coastal people in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, possible. Indonesia. In order to acquire its seed production technique, research on the culture of the species Keywords: tropical anguillid eel, glass eel, was carried out since 2012. Feed source is a commodity chain, statistics, eel fishery key concern when culturing animal, including turban snail. Growth of gold-mouth turban fed with seaweed Gracilaria sp., Ulva spp., and Kappaphycus alvarezii was evaluated. Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of 30 iii snail juveniles with an initial body weight and DDC: 639.9736 shell length of 4.65 ± 0.00g and 24.55 ± 0.08mm, Design and Implementation of respectively. After six weeks feeding trial, snails fed with Gracilaria sp. diet had significantly Electronic Logging Instrument to higher (P < 0.05) in final weight, final shell length, Help Scientific Diver in Coral Reef weight gain, specific growth rate (SGR) and food Monitoring intake compared to snails fed with Ulva spp. or K. Hollanda Arief Kusuma, Indra Jaya and alvarezii diets. Henry Munandar Manik Keywords: Turbo chrysostomus, snail, growth, Mar. Res. Indonesia Vol.41, No.1, 2016: 37−49 seaweed, diet. Indonesia is situated in the Coral Triangle region that has the world’s highest coral reef DDC: 571.95 biodiversity. Therefore, coral reef monitoring needs to be conducted regularly to assess the Microplastic in the Deep-Sea Sediment condition of coral reef
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