ANALISIS KESESUAIAN LAHAN BUDIDAYA RUMPUT LAUT (KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII) DI TELUK BIMA, KABUPATEN BIMA, NUSA TENGGARA BARAT

Abstract

The Bima Bay Coastal Region is an area that has quite large potential land for the development of seaweed cultivation. In 2018 several fishermen who were crab catchers, but because their catches were decreasing, they began to switch to seaweed cultivation. The rapid increase in cultivated land area in Bima Bay will certainly have positive and negative impacts, increasing the economic value of society and the balance of coastal areas, so the carrying capacity value approach is very important in relation to natural resource utilization activities. This research aims to determine the suitability of land and the carrying capacity of seaweed cultivation in Bima Bay, and formulate a strategy for developing seaweed cultivation sustainable identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that influence the development of seaweed cultivation areas; formulate a strategy for developing seaweed cultivation areas. The method used is: spatial data analysis using the Geographic Information System method, SWOT analysis to determine a strategy for developing seaweed cultivation areas. The research results show that the suitable area of land for seaweed cultivation based on the land suitability map is very suitable (SS) ± 2.188,19 ha and suitable (S) ± 2.512,69 ha.