Pengembangan Ekowisata Mangrove di Pantai Rembat Indramayu, Jawa Barat

Abstract

Indramayu merupakan salah satu wilayah pesisir yang memiliki ekosistem mangrove terbesar ketiga di Jawa Barat dan memiliki potensi sumberdaya laut dan perikanan yang besar. Ekosistem mangrove di Kabupaten Indramayu yang dapat dikembangkan untuk kegiatan ekowisata adalah ekowisata mangrove Pantai Rembat yang terletak di desa Juntinyuat, Kecamatan Juntinyuat. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis kesesuaian ekowisata mangrove, menghitung daya dukung kawasan ekowisata, serta mementukan desain dan strategi pengembangan ekowisata mangrove Pantai Rembat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekosistem mangrove Pantai Rembat sesuai untuk dijadikan sebagai kawasan ekowisata. Pengembangan kegiatan ekowisata meliputi tracking mangrove, rekreasi pantai, dan kegiatan memancing dengan daya dukung dan trip masing-masing 200 orang dan 4 trip, 24 orang dan 2 trip, dan 120 orang dan 2 trip. Strategi pengembangan memprioritaskan tiga alternatif strategi meliputi peningkatan kualitas SDM Pengelola dan sarana prasarana, pemantauan sumberdaya ekosistem, dan peningkatan pengunjung yang sesuai dengan batas maksimum daya dukung.

Indramayu is one of the main coastal areas that housed the third largest mangrove ecosystem within the West Java region and has great potential for marine and fishery resources. The aforementioned potential mangrove ecosystem in Indramayu is the Rembat Beach mangrove ecotourism site located in the village of Juntinyuat. Thi study aims to analyze the suitability of mangrove ecotourism, to calculate the carrying capacity of the ecotourism area, and also to determine the design and strategy for further developing the mangrove ecotourism at Rembat Beach. The results showed that the mangrove ecosystem of Rembat Beach was suitable to be used as an ecotourism area. The development of the ecotourism activities include mangrove tracking, beach recreation, and fishing activities, with a carrying capacity and number of possible trips for each activity, 200 people for 4 trips, 24 people for 2 trips, and 120 people for 2 trips. The development strategy prioritizes three alternative strategies, namely for improving the quality of human resources for management and infrastructure, monitoring ecosystem resources, and increasing the amount of visitors according to the maximum carrying capacity.