In the Bontolebang village there has Microfinance Institutions MFIs Karang Indah that serves as the driving for community productive activities.
Beneficiary fund MFIs so far has reached 96 people, meaning the existence of MFIs have been able to mobilize the community in productive activities
COREMAP 2009.
4.1.2.2 Kahu-Kahu Village
This village consists of 4 four dusun, namely
The majority of residents work as fishermen and farmers, who in conducting its activities depending on the season.When the east monsoon, the residents work
as fishermen, while during the west monsoon turned into farmers who take care of cashew crop, corn, and coconut. As a fisherman, fishing gear used are hand line
and nets to catch fish such as coral trout, grouper, snapper and other fishes. Beside fishermen and farmers, there are people who work as traders and civil servants.
Dusun North Kahu-Kahu, Central Kahu-Kahu, South Kahu-Kahu dan Dopa. The majority of villagers are
Selayar and Makassar ethnic.
In this village, the role of women in the family can be quite large, both as housewives and family economic support. This was shown by active women to
develop the business of making shrimp paste that is marketed to the mainland, Selayar.
4.1.2.3 Bontoborusu Village
This village consists of 4 four dusun, namely Dusun Dongkalang, Buloiya,
Paoiya and Manarai. The majority of villagers are Selayar and Makassar ethnic. Livelihoods of the population are dominated by fishermen and farmers, although
there is also a civil servant and seek other services such as boat traverse service. This village fishermen using traditional fishing gear to catch fish.
4.1.2 Access
Accessibility of Pasi island community to the mainland, Selayar island capital regency is relatively easy by using a motor boat jarangka’ from three
villages. Pasi Island can be reached by two access points. First access through the old market at Benteng city with ± 30 minutes travel time to the Bontolebang
Village, fees charged Rp. 5 000 per person. The second access through the Padang port of Bontosunggu village with ± 15 minutes travel time to Bontoborusu and
Kahu-Kahu villages, the fees charged Rp. 2 000 per person for the purpose of the Bontoborusu village and Rp. 3 000 per person for the purpose to the village of
Kahu-Kahu. In addition, the access road between Bontolebang village and Kahu-Kahu
village has been available and taken through a permanent path. For Bontolebang village also has available land access as the other two villages but the only link
between the Dusun of the village. Access from Bontolebang village to Kahu-Kahu village or Bontobarusu village
can be reached or passed the sea using jarangka with a travel time ± 45 minutes.
4.2 Environmental Conditions 4.2.1 Current
Current velocity observations of coral reefs location ranged from 0.55-20.83 cmsec.
Current velocity was also strongly influenced by tidal processes that are in the strait area, where water mass movement will become stronger in the narrow
gap even when reaching the end of the strait. I Current conditions in the Pasi Island show that in site no. 1 and 2 of coral
observations has a fairly strong currents, it is suspected because of the location which is located at the end of the strait between the Pasi Island and Selayar Island.
While the current velocity at the location of water quality observation of tended to be weaker, ranging between 5.50-35 cm sec.
n general, the current velocity at the study site is in normal level to support the growth of reefs, while for mariculture
development, conditions are relatively weak but still in the recommended values, although not in the range of the ideal that should get attention in the placement
and the cages treatment Kangkan et al. 2007. While the current too strong, can
interfere with the physiology of fish, whether caused by the movement of fish to against the current or because of stress. The physical of environmental condition
on the coral reef sites can be seen in the following table:
