The potential study of marine aquaculture location in Eastern Bintan Island

Abstract

Abstract Bintan is one of Indonesia’s islands, consisting of nearly 2408 small islands and directly adjacent to Singapore and Malaysia. The strategic geographic location and many small islands and supported by 95% of the sea area give Bintan Island an advantage in developing the marine aquaculture sector. This study aims to apply remote sensing analysis to collect comprehensive information on the strategic Marine Aquaculture Zone (MAZ) in the eastern part of Bintan Island. The data used in this study were the concentration of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from MODIS level-3 with a resolution of 4 km from January to December 2019. The pre-processing data analysis on SST and Chl-a concentrations was used SeaDas software to ensure the results of the data projections in the form of the World Geodetic System 84 (WGS84) format. The data processing stage uses ER Mapper software to project the SST distribution and Chl-a concentration into a contour. Post-processing data analysis was used ArcGIS software to determine the results of crossing the SST contour and Chl-a combination to obtain the optimal potential location for the Marine Aquaculture Zone (MAZ). Image data processing shows the lowest potential marine aquaculture location was in Bintan Island in West Season with 202 MAZ. The highest potential location for marine aquaculture on Bintan Island in North Season with 584 MAZ. The results showed the potential location for marine aquaculture locations in Bintan Island was widely distributed, and most of the locations far from the coastline of eastern Bintan Island. This study indicates that the east part of Bintan Island has the potential to be implemented for marine aquaculture areas to develop sustainable marine aquaculture production.