Evolution of Marine Conservation Area
historical and cultural value, and nature aesthetic values, for present and future;
f.
g. Simplify the interpretation of marine and estuarine systems for the purpose of
conservation, education and tourism;
h. Provide appropriate management, which has a broad spectrum of human
activity with the main objective is structuring marine and estuarine;
Marine conservation areas are often regarded as an area designated for biodiversity conservation. However, a marine conservation area may also have an
important role in the fisheries and tourism management. Marine conservation areas are enables to development of management actions that accordance to local
conditions. For example, the prohibition of fishing can be done in the spawning ground while it was fishing with simple fishing gear traditional can still be
permitted to be done in the areas around the spawning ground. The purpose of the establishment of marine conservation areas are intended to:
Providing facilities for research and training, monitoring of human activities on the environment, including direct and indirect effects of development and
land use than on the mainland.
a. Ensuring the sustainability of marine ecosystems so that can sustain the life of the community life that depends on existing resources;
b. The protection of marine biodiversity, endangered species in the long term, and able to protect and manage the area that became a place worth living
economically important species; c. Sustainable utilization of marine resources so as to provide a source of the
surrounding community prosperity; d. Marine resources management in the local scale effectively is able to
preserve, protect and manage marine areas which have historical, cultural and natural raciness value for present and future;
e. Facilitate marine activities for the purpose of conservation, education and tourism;
f. Community activity settings on management area and to prevent activities that could affect the conservation area Darmawan et al. 2007; Mulyana
Dermawan 2008; Wiryawan Dermawan 2006.
One of the marine conservation areas functions are as protection areas of habitat and species of fish.
Thus, MPA is expected to serve as the bank fishery resources that can support the improvement and sustainability of public revenues,
especially fishermen.