The Suitability of the Marine Environment for the Development of Cuttlefish Farming Technology as a Seagrass Conservation Solution in East Lombok, Indonesia
1*)Lalu Muhammad Imam Husaini M. Nasir, 2,3)Agil Al-Idrus and 2,3)Abdul Syukur

1*)Student of Department of Sciences Education Postgraduate Mataram University
2)Department of Sciences Education Postgraduate Mataram University
3)Department of Sciences Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mataram University

Abstract

The potential of marine environment, especially aquaculture is an integral part of the strategy for ecosystem conservation and the sustainability of food supply. The purpose of this study was to develop cultivation using floating net cage technology at the study area. The research method uses observation and experimental methods. Data on environmental and seed potential were analyzed using discriptve statistical analysis, and thedata length and weight growth of the cuttlefish were analyzed using the Daily growth ratio and regression. The results showed that the potential of cuttlefish seedlings from Sepia sp, was quite abundant and environmental conditions (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, nittrats, phosphate, flow velocity had a value suitable for the growth and development of cuttlefish. Furthermore, the average daily growth of cuttlefish is 1.06%. Meanwhile, the value R2 = 0.918, where the length increase can explain the weight gain and the regression coefficient value b = 2.121 which shows the type of cuttlefish growth is negative allomatric. The conclusion is that cuttlefish culture can be developed by small fishermen and has a high value in terms of economic aspects and environmental protection from the threat of destructive use.

Keywords: Aquaculture, Cuttlefish, Environment, Floating net cages and Seagrass conservation

Topic: Environmental Engineering