Kajian Parameter Oseanografi Perairan Pada Kawasan Konservasi Perairan di Kota Padang Untuk Mendukung Wisata Bahari (Studi Kasus: Pulau Bindalang dan Pulau Sibonta)

Abstract

Water areas at Bindalang and Sibonta Island is which one protected areas in padang city water. Both the islands longth enough from Muara Padang (13.3 – 16 Km). Studies of water and coastal important to do so it could manage with easy and better for future. The purpose is known oceanography paramaters such as tides, current, waves, SST and salinity. The methods was using descriptif, can explained the caracteristic of each oceanography parameters. The islands have beting coastal, white sand and coral broken, slope slightly (4.12 – 9.52°), width coastal areas. water depth at island around until 60 – 190 m, is continental shelf. Tide caracteristic is mix tide premordialy semidiurnal and tidal range 149.42 cm. Sea surface current were low of 4.6.9 – 15.33 cm/s (Bndalang Island) and 4.14 – 20.16 cm/s (Sibonta Island). Parameters of SST values 30.0 – 30.3°C and 30.1 – 30.6°C, salinity values were 33.6 – 33.8 ‰ and 30.7 – 33.8 ‰, and water visibility 3.4 – 13.15 m and 13 – 17.4 m (until 100 %). The conditions of coastal and water area was better, so this is very supportive for the sustainability of the designated conservation area.