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Coral Reef Information and Training Center FINAL REPORT COREMAP LIPI RESEARCH AGENDA SEA TURTLE PROTECTION STUDY IN REGENCY OF BINTAN PPSPL UMRAH Research Center for Coastal and Marine Resources University of Maritim Raja Ali Haji Tanjungpinang - 2009 Coral Reef Information and Training Center COREMAP LIPI SEA TURTLE PROTECTION STUDY IN REGENCY OF BINTAN PPSPL UMRAH (Pusat Penelitian Sumberdaya Pesisir & Lautan Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji) Research Center for Coastal and Marine Resources University of Maritim Raja Ali Haji Tanjungpinang – 2009 Kampus FIKP UMRAH Jl. Politeknik Senggarang Telp/Fax: (0771) 7004642 Tanjungpinang 29125 Email : [email protected] SEA TURTLE PROTECTION STUDY IN REGENCY OF BINTAN 2009 THIS REPORT WAS MADE BY: THE TEAM WORK OF PPSPL UMRAH COVER PHOTOGRAPHY FRONT COVER : MEASURING SEA TURTLE FEMALE, HATCHLINGS EMERGENCES AND RELEASING, TAMBELAN, BINTAN. PHOTO : © PPSPL UMRAH 2009 TEAM WORK PPSPL UMRAH MANAGER : DONY APDILLAH, S.Pi, M.Si (CHIEF OF PPSPL UMRAH) PERSON IN CHARGE : ARIEF PRATOMO, ST, MSi. (COORDINATOR/ MARINE CONSERVATION SPECIALIST) DONY APDILLAH, SPi, MSi. (MEMBER/ GIS SPECIALIST) Ir. SOEHARMOKO, MSc. (MEMBER/ SOCIO‐CULTURE SPECIALIST) SUPPORTIVE TEAM : M. ZARKASIH (FIELD ASSISTANT) DEDY AKAY (FIELD ASSISTANT & DATA ENTRY) ERPA MARDIYANTO (FIELD ASSISTANT & DATA ENTRY) PREFACE We thank Allah SWT a lots on Blessing and Presents infinitively to all, so The Final Report of “Sea Turtle Protection Study in Regency of Bintan” that could be finished completely. Centre for Marine and Coastal Resources research of University of Maritim Raja Ali Haji (PPSPL UMRAH) Tanjungpinang, Province of Kepulauan Riau, should be grateful on the thrust given us to work the report. We also thank the many persons who support us on completing the Final Report. We accept responsibility for all mistakes in the report and please give the comments and suggestions for improvement. Hopefully, the report gives useful material to all stakeholders. Tanjungpinang, November 2009 PPSPL UMRAH i TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ……………………………………………………................................... i TABLE OF CONTENTS …………..……………………………..….................… ii LIST OF TABLES……...….....………………..……………….…………………… iv LIST OF FIGURES.....….….....………………..…………………………………... v LIST OF APPENDIX ….….....………………..…………………....…………... vii 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background ..........................………….………………………………... 1 1.2. Purposes …….................................................................................. 2 1.3. Outcames ........................................................................................ 2 2. METHODOLOGY 2.1. Research Location ............................................................................. 3 2.2. Research Dates ................................................................................ 3 2.3. Research Materials …….................................................................... 3 2.4. Sources and Type of Data .................................................................. 4 2.5. Data Collection Methods .................................................................... 4 2.6. Data .Analyses ................................................................................... 8 3. RESULT 3.1. Profile Sea Turtle Use ………….......................................................... 11 3.1.1. The Historical Sea Turtle Use .................................................. 11 3.1.2. Sea Turtle egg Use by Local Community .................................. 13 3.1.3. Sea Turtle Egg Economic Values ............................................. 17 3.1.4. Contribution of Sea Turtle Egg Trading ..................................... 17 3.1.5. Trading Path of Sea Turtle Eggs Trading .................................. 19 3.1.6. Local Wisdom and Sea Turtle Management in Tambelan ........... 21 3.1.7. Impacts of Human Activities against Sea Turtle Habitats Condition ................................................................................ 25 3.2. Bio-Physical Condition of Sea Turtle Habitats in Regency of Bintan ...... 27 3.2.1. Biological Condition ................................................................ 27 3.2.2. Physical Beach Condition of Sea Turtle Nest ............................. 38 3.3. Scoring Result .................................................................................... 40 3.4. Issues and Problems of Sea Turtle Management and Protection in Regency of Bintan ............................................................................... 40 3.5. Prediction of Sea Turtle Population in Regency of Bintan in the Future ... 41 ii 4. SEA TURTLE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION 4.1. Directions and Recommendations of Zones ......................................... 43 4.2. Direction of Vison and Mission ........................................................... 43 4.3. Planning Reccommendations ............................................................. 44 4.3.1. Preparation and Pre-condition of the target community ............... 44 4.3.2. Local Practice Internalization into Sea Turtle Management and Protection .............................................................. 45 4.3.3. Ecotourism, Centre for Education and Research Development within The Sea Turtle Management and Protection Areas .......... 46 4.3.4. Sea Turtle Nesting Adoption System Method Application ............ 47 4.3.5. Sea Turtle Hatchery ………………………..................................... 47 4.3.6. Spatial Planning for Sea Turtle Management and Protection ........ 48 4.3.7. Management and Protection Institution Building .......................... 48 4.3.8. Surveillance and Controlling in Sea Turtle Management and Protection Areas …………………………..................................... 48 4.4. Set in Short, Medium, and Long Term goals ....................................... 48 4.4.1. Short Term Goals ……………………………………………............. 48 4.4.2. Medium Term Goals ……………………….................................... 49 4.4.3. Long Term Goals ........ 49 5. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1. Conclusion ........................................................................................ 50 5.2. Suggestion ....................................................................................... 52 REFERENCES ............................................................................................. 53 APPENDIX ................................................................................................... 54 iii LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1. The position of sea turtle research location in Regency of Bintan ........ 3 Table 2.2. Feature, form, and spatial definition of sea turtle habitat data …........... 9 Table 2.3. The zonation recommendation spatial definition used for sea turtle protection effort ......................................................................…........... 10 Table 3.1. The period of eggs selling rights of the Tender Winner at District of Tambelan. ......................................................................………............ 12 Table 3.2. Structure of price rates list of sea turtle eggs in Tambelan Archipelago 18 Table 3.3. Islands and beach managers who paying contribution …...................... 20 Table 3.4. Percentage of community perception about sea turtle management and protection in Regency of Bintan ……............................................. 25 Table 3.5. The number of sea turtle nests, eggshells, dead and alive hatchlings according to species and Island ........................................................... 28 Table 3.7. Year of data result from the beach owner and beach keeper in Tambelan Archipelago .......................................................................... 29 Table 3.8. Sea turtle Nest and track measurements …........................................... 36 Table 3.9. The scoring result of observation location of sea turtle habitats in Regency of Bintan ……………............................................................... 40 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1. Methodology flow chart ……..…………….......................……........… 6 Figure 2.2. The data sheet form for the sea turtle field observation and confirmation ……………………………………………...……............. 8 Figure 3.1. Sequels of sea turtle eggs harvesting activity ..................................... 15 Figure 3.2. Boiling sea turtle eggs for food preparation …….................................. 17 Figure 3.3. Graph of the number of sea turtle eggs contribution every Island which yields eggs in Tambelan .......................................................... 18 Figure 3.4. Path pattern of sea turtle trading from District of Tambelan ................ 21 Figure 3.5. One of the beach where there are sea turtle nesting taken care well in Kepala Tambelan Island ………………………………………........... 22 Figure 3.6. A hatchlings growing up station at Teluk Ayam, Tambelan Island ..... 23 Figure 3.7. Graph of the owner perception about declaration of sea turtle conservation zone in District of Tambelan ......................................... 25 Figure 3.8. Dead hatchlings found at Menggirang Besar Island …........................ 27 Figure 3.9. Graph of relative frequency on the presence of sea turtle nest from several observation locations ……...................................................... 29 Figure 3.10. Example of sea turtle nesting site in Tambelan Archipelago ……….. 30 Figure 3.11. The comparison of the number of sea turtle eggs according to species, year and location .................................................................. 32 Figure 3.12.