Public perspective towards marine litter in West Aceh City

2nd International Symposium on Marine and Fisheries Research

地球科学;农业科学

Kusumawati, I.^1 ; Setyowati, M.^1 ; Riana, E.^2 ; Prartono, T.^2

University of Teuku Umar, Jl. Alue Peunyareng Ujong Tanoh Darat, Meulaboh, Indonesia^1

Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Raya Dramaga, Bogor

16680, Indonesia^2

关键词: Contributing factor;    Marine debris;    Marine litter;    Public awareness;    Public understanding;    Research objectives;    Solid material;    Statistical datas;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/139/1/012031/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/139/1/012031

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Marine litter or marine debris is a man-made solid material discarded, abandoned or lost in coastline or into the sea. To reduce the amount of marine litter in the ocean, raising public awareness is an important way. One of the contributing factors on marine litter is the lack of understanding within the community, but to identify how people notice the problem is required adequate research literature. The purpose of this study is to examine the awareness of West Aceh community on marine litter along western coastal area. The research objectives; 1) to evaluate societal perception towards marine litter; 2) to examine the urgent indicator of public awareness in West Aceh City. This study will employ a survey approach by distributing questionnaires to 383 respondents. It was found that respondents show low awareness on marine litter according to statistical data, but there are some rooms to manage in order to raise the level of public awareness. It concludes that sense of responsibility could be enhanced by involving public in any activities for preventing and eradicating marine litter. Education aspect is also important to increase public understanding about the threats of marine debris on environment, human health and economic income.