Misool Islands MPA
346,189 hectares
Aquatic Area IV Conservation Area Island Misool is the largest MPA in Raja Ampat, by total area reaching 348,518.74 hectares, which includes cluster arranged islands _ from rocks chalk. Island Misool Alone divided to in three administrative regions, viz District East Misool, South Misool, and West Misool.
Some beaches are within the Aquatic Area IV Conservation Area Island Misool is one of location laying turtle green (Chelonia mydas) and turtles scales (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Raja Ampat, temporary a number of estuary river is a natural habitat for population saltwater crocodile. Besides that is, water area Island Misool identified as an aggregation area manta ray.
Condition reef coral in the Aquatic Area IV Conservation Area Island Misool in a way general Still classified healthy, where disease and bleaching coral recorded below 1%, with cover coral life amounting to 38.6% (Ahmadia et al., 2017).
Island Misool own area protected forest an area of 115,056.64 hectares with status as Reserve Nature, and its supervision is under Hall Big Conservation Source Power Nature (BBKSDA) West Papua; an implementation unit technical under the Ministry of Environment Life and Forestry (KLHK).
As one of the destination tour main in Raja Ampat, Archipelago Misool own diverse potency tourist good at sea as well as on land. One of object Unique tourism in Misool is three salt water lake which is a habitat for jellyfish are not stings. Besides It is also found in Misool artifact form painting cliff or rock painting, and some a cave that is sacred by the community local.
However Thus, improvement activity tourism also presents the challenge is also big. Amount constant tourists increased in third salt water lake in Misool is threat regarding the jellyfish habitat there. For code of conduct about tour on the lake Jellyfish are a must complied, click here.
Ranger Patrol
In the early 2000s, destructive fishing practices and rampant shark finning were destroying the bio-diverse and ecologically significant reefs around the Misool Islands.
In an effort to overcome this, in 2005 a collaboration between the local community and the private sector – the Misool Eco Resort – produced the first No Take Zone in the Misool Islands.
Since then, this community patrol initiative from Misool Foundation, has worked in collaboration with the Raja Ampat Marine Park Authority in securing the Misool Islands Marine Protected Areas from destructive and unsustainable activities.
Community patrols from the Misool Foundation have a base camp at Misool Eco Resort, and 3 additional surveillance posts throughout the Misool Islands. In addition to routine patrols, rangers from this initiative use radar and drone surveillance to protect Misool’s rich reefs from illegal and destructive fishing practice.
This level of protection has seen incredible success, with biomass increased by 250% over just 6 years (2007 to 2013), and a separate 2012 study indicating there were 25 times more sharks inside the protected areas then there were outside. Oceanic Manta sightings have also increased 25-fold between 2010 and 2016.
As one of the most scenic locations within Raja Ampat, tourism activity in Misool is increasing, and must be managed carefully and sustainably. Local communities, in collaboration with the private sector, local government and NGOs strive to protect Misool Islands territorial waters, and support sustainable development and management through strict zoning, ranger patrol and the traditional practice of ‘sasi’.
Zoning – Misool Islands MPA
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he table below provides a general description of the main activities that occur within Marine Protected Areas.
For a detailed description of all activities affected by Zoning Regulation, please refer to Table 14, pages 48-51 of the Raja Ampat Marine Park Management and Zonation Plan 2019-2038
