Aktivitas Bertelur dan Frekuensi Pendaratan Penyu Hijau (Chelonia mydas) di Pantai Pangumbahan Sukabumi

Abstract

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is one of the protected animals which has a very important role for marine life. Pangumbahan Beach is one of the green turtle nesting habitats in Indonesia which consists of six landing stations with a length of 2.3 km. The success of nesting green turtles is greatly influenced by the conditions of the habitat and the activities contained therein. The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of landing of green turtles at each station and to describe the green turtle nesting activity on Pangumbahan beach. The method used was observation, with the determination of the research point using purposive sampling. The green turtle egg laying activity consists of ten stages starting from appearing on the shoreline, then crawling up to the coast, looking for the right laying of the appropriate eggs, making a body fit, compacting the body hole, making small holes to place eggs, the process of laying eggs, then after laying its eggs, the green turtle closes the hole it made and makes a camouflage hole before returning to the sea. The number of green turtles that landed during March was 47. The results of the analysis of the highest green turtle landing frequency were at station 2 and station 3, namely 35.48%, which was included rare category. Then the station 1 frequency was 19.35%, the station 4 frequency was 16.13%, the station 5 frequency was 22.58% and the station 6 frequency was 0% included in the very rare category.The result of this study can be used as additional information for the management of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) conservation.