The Impact of Aquaculture in Floating Net Cages
Exceeding the Carrying Capacity on Water
Quality and Organic Matter Distribution:
the Case of Batur Lake, Indonesia
Yudhi Soetrisno Garno,
Agung Riyadi,
Iskandar Iskandar
et al.
Abstract:Lake Batur's water quality on Bali Island has significantly declined, leading to massive annual fish mortality rates. The suspected reason is the expansion of aquaculture using floating net cages (FNC) beyond their capacity. The study aims to assess the impact of FNC-based aquaculture on water quality and organic matter distribution, specifically total organic matter, TSS, and chlorophyll a. The result states that Lake Batur has exceeded its carrying capacity of 10,047 plots since 2018 and currently holds 18,7… Show more
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