Whale Shark in The Development of Geopark and Sustainable Tourism in Gorontalo, Indonesia

Adisubroto, Umar; Pardede, Togu Santoso

doi:10.36574/jpp.v5i3.232

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“…Whale shark observations were conducted daily, corresponding with the times whale sharks appeared in the Botubarani interaction zone. The location where the whale shark appears in Botubarani is also within the limited-use zone of the Gorontalo Bay Coastal Park Conservation Area (Ministerial Decree Number 127 of 2023) and the Wallacea bio ecoregion of Gorontalo (Adisubroto and Pardede, 2021).…”

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Seasonal Constellation of Juvenile Whale Sharks in Gorontalo Bay Coastal Park

Yasir,

Hartati,

Indrayanti

et al. 2024

Indo. J. Mar. Sci.

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The whale shark (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) is the largest extant fish species in the world, and it is endangered, with population numbers declining in the last three decades. The appearance of whale sharks in the Botubarani Waters has attracted a lot of attention. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the whale shark's appearance, their habitat constellation pattern, and its oceanographic conditions. This research was conducted during the 2019-2022 period. The Photographic Identification (Photo-ID) method is used to observe and determine whale shark individual's number and pattern of presence. Oceanographic data includes chlorophyll-a concentration using Ocean Color Image (CCI) data and sea surface temperature (SST) using OSTIA image data processed with Interactive Data Language (IDL) software. The research showed there are 38 individuals with an estimated total length ranging from 2.3 to 7.3 meters. All whale sharks appearing in Botubarani include juvenile male individuals with a composition of 53% new individuals (N=20) and 47% (N=18) old individuals seen again with a rare seasonal and sporadic presence pattern mainly in the Eastern season (June). The average SST value during the study period ranged from 28.36-30.29⁰C while chlorophyll-a ranged from 0.174-0.698 mg.m-3. Although the present findings show that the whale shark's appearance in Botubarani waters was not significantly influenced by SST and chlorophyll-a, it might be affected by other oceanography factors such as Sea Surface Height Distribution (SSHD) and depth (Bathymetry). As the Botubarani aggregation site is the only whale shark emergence area with easy access throughout the year and is rapidly developing into a new ecotourism industry in Indonesia; the information on whale shark appearance provides useful support for the sustainable protection and Whale Sharks conservation in the future.

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Seasonal Constellation of Juvenile Whale Sharks in Gorontalo Bay Coastal Park

Yasir,

Hartati,

Indrayanti

et al. 2024

Indo. J. Mar. Sci.

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“…9 of 2019 strengthens the legal umbrella for the management and development of geoparks in Indonesia StatusGeoparks can be divided into three rankings, namely: (1) Aspiring Geopark, (2) National Geopark, and (3) UNESCO Global Geopark, in other words that if an area wants to become a UNESCO Global Geopark then the area must already be a National Geopark. previously it needs to be in the position of the area that is nominated to become a geopark or aspiring Geopark (Adisubroto & Pardede, 2021). Geopark status owned by an area is expected to be able to increase the number of tourist visits that contribute to local economic development (Farsani et al, 2013)as well as having an impact on the economic development of tourist destination areas, job availability, foreign currency exchange & development potential on community connectivity in the form of transportation & communication (Cheng & Lu, 2013).…”

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Behavioral Intention Analysis on Aspiring Geopark Tourists: A Case Study in Pangandaran

Hidayah,

Iskamto,

Utami

2023

IJEBM

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Purpose –Pangandaran is still the prima donna of beach tourism in West Java and a favorite tourist destination for domestic tourists so that the Pangandaran area becomes one of the leading tourist areas that has the potential to become a Global Geopark area. This condition is in line with Pangandaran's strength as a mainstay natural tourist destination in West Java which displays aspects of its geodiversity through unique and distinctive rock formations and natural phenomena. Geopark status owned by an area is expected to be able to increase the number of tourist visits that contribute to local economic development. However, there is an imbalance in the visits of domestic tourists and foreign tourists to the Pangandaran tourist area. Methodology/approaches –The method used in this study is verification with the population, namely tourists who have visited the Pangandaran Tourism Area throughout 2021 at least once. The analytical method used is Spearman's rank correlation, the coefficient of determination, and the t test with a significance level of five percent. Findings –This study supports previous studies where the destination image has an influence on the behavioral intention of tourists with a magnitude of 62.09%.

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Whale Shark in The Development of Geopark and Sustainable Tourism in Gorontalo, Indonesia

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Seasonal Constellation of Juvenile Whale Sharks in Gorontalo Bay Coastal Park

Seasonal Constellation of Juvenile Whale Sharks in Gorontalo Bay Coastal Park

Behavioral Intention Analysis on Aspiring Geopark Tourists: A Case Study in Pangandaran

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