A. Legal base, location, and space
The Lasolo Bay of 81.800 ha has been proposed to be a marine reserve by
recommendation of Head of Kendari District no. No.533/4768 dated November 30,
1995 following a survey of potency of marine resources in Lasolo Bay by
Directorate-General PHPA in 1989. This survey came into conclusion that Lasolo
Bay, particularly arround Bahulu Island, Labengki island, and Taipa Peninsula
has a great potency of coral reef, marine biota, ornamental fish, as wll as
potency of ecotourism.
The Lasolo is geographically positioned at 3°23'45" - 3°44'51" southern
latitude and 122°15'40" - 122°32'20" eastern longitude, which is
administratively included in Lasolo Sub-district, Kendari District. This area
is under authority of RPH Lasolo, BKPH Laiwoi Utara, KPH Kendari. The Lasolo
Bay marine Reserve is bounded by Asera Sub-district in the north, Banda Sea in
the east, Sampara Sub-district in the south, and Unaaha and Wawotobi
Sub-districts in the west.
The Lasolo is topographically flat, and the bay in opposite to Karama Island,
Bahulu Island, Labengke Besar Island, and Labengke Kecil Island (Pulau De Haan).
These islands are topographically stony in the configuration forming
peninsula, with elevation ranging 0 - 100 m above sea level. The sea within
the Lasolo Bay is generally not rough. The deepest part of the bay reaches 15
meters
B. Potency
The following potency are founded in Lasolo Bay:
a.Coral, such as Acropora hyacinthus, A. lavelli, A. valida, pontes lutea,
Lobophyllia spp., and Fungia spp.
b. Fishes, such as Pygolyptes diacanthus, Zanclus canescens, Chaetodontoplus
spp., Stolephorus commersoini, Hemiramphus far, Abudefduf saxatilis, and
Amhiprion spp.
c. Mollusks, such as Lambis chiragra, Pinctada spp., Periglypta purpurea,
Tndacna squamosa, T. crocea, Hippopus hippopus, Cerithium nodulosum, and Conus
spp.
d. Sea birds, such as Sterna bergil, and Haliaetus leucogaster.
e Turtles, such as Eretmochelys imbncata, and Chelonia midas. These are
protected turtles as set out on Appendix I CITES (Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
f. Vegetation covering its coast is dominated by penutup panta didominasi oleh
casuarina tree (Casuarina equisetifolia).
C. Accessibility
The Lasolo Marine Reserve is easily accessible from Kendari. It is only about
105 km, or 3,5 hours by bus. Some exciting activities are sunbathing in
Labengke Coast, snorkling, diving, and boating.
D. Problems
The main problems faced are illegal fishing using bomb and cyanide, coral
mining, and grabbing endangered marine biota e.g. oyster, trochus, scaly
turtle, and green turtle. |
