Research Article
Priority Determination of Dive Site Development for Tourism in Ternate City
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290303, author={Ibnu Salam and Mussadun Mussadun}, title={Priority Determination of Dive Site Development for Tourism in Ternate City}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environment and Sustainability Issues, ICESI 2019, 18-19 July 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICESI}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={dive site diving tourism ahp weighted overlay}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290303} }- Ibnu Salam
Mussadun Mussadun
Year: 2019
Priority Determination of Dive Site Development for Tourism in Ternate City
ICESI
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290303
Abstract
Ternate is an archipelago city which is also located in the world coral triangle with underwater tourism potential which is abundant with all kinds of biodiversity. Recently, 14 dive sites have been used as tourist sites by local dive operators. However, in its development, the Ternate city government itself does not have any planning documents or references to address the development of diving tourism. The limited resources of local stakeholders make diving tourism development unable to be carried out thoroughly, and each location has different problems. Variables used were water clarity, coral depth, carrying capacity, coral cover, marine biota diversity, distance from the pier and the comfort level of the entry-exit. The highest percentage was marine biota diversity (60.18%), and coral cover (11%) and the final analysis produced 3 (three) development priorities, the final result of the analysis produces three priority levels. The first priority consists of eight dive sites, five dive sites are included in the second priority, and one dive site is in the third priority. This shows that to develop dive site or to develop diving tourism itself is highly influenced by marine biodiversity which means diving tourism is very dependent on environmental sustainability.