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Assessment of coral reef ecosystem status in the Pangkajene and Kepulauan Regency, Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia, using the rapid appraisal for fisheries and the analytic hierarchy process

Coral reefs in the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans have long been under considerable threat. The aims of this study were to identify the types of threat affecting coral reefs, to conduct a sensitivity analysis to assess the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems, and to suggest alternative...

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Published in:Marine policy 2020-08, Vol.118, p.104028, Article 104028
Main Authors: Yasir Haya, La Ode Muhammad, Fujii, Masahiko
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Language:English
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Summary:Coral reefs in the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans have long been under considerable threat. The aims of this study were to identify the types of threat affecting coral reefs, to conduct a sensitivity analysis to assess the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems, and to suggest alternative strategies that should be deployed to improve the status of coral reef ecosystems in the Pangkajene and Kepulauan (PANGKEP) Regency, Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. The data obtained were analyzed using the rapid appraisal technique for fisheries (RAPFISH) and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The RAPFISH analysis identified 41 types of threat to the status of coral reef ecosystems, based on five indices: economic (51.92), social (47.33), technological (47.26), legal and institutional (45.60), and ecological (37.65). The averaged cumulative index of coral reef ecosystem sustainability was 45.95, within a threshold denoting a “less sustainable” status. The AHP analysis suggested that several alternative strategies are needed to improve the status of coral reef ecosystems, with greater prioritization of socialization, campaigns, and education, followed by law enforcement, selectivity in the use of fishing gear, rehabilitation of coral reef ecosystems, and restocking of fish in coral reefs. The findings of this study can be used as points of reference when local policymakers begin to formulate appropriate strategies for the sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems.
ISSN:0308-597X
1872-9460
DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104028