ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Prevalence of Coral Disease on Reefs in Paraja
Bay Waters, Banten Province, Indonesia
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Research Center for Conservation of Marine and Inland Water Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency,
Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
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Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
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Local Government Marine and Fisheries Service of Banten Province (KP3B), Serang City, Banten, Indonesia
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Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Borneo Tarakan University, North Kalimantan, Indonesia
Submission date: 2024-03-11
Final revision date: 2024-06-18
Acceptance date: 2024-06-29
Online publication date: 2024-09-16
Corresponding author
Mujiyanto Mujiyanto
Research Center for Conservation of Marine and Inland Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor KM. 46, 16915, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
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This research examines the function changes around the coral reef ecosystem caused by coral
disease in Paraja Bay. The research aims to identify coral disease and the correlation between
diseases and reef coral species. These identifications of coral diseases can be used to assess corals’
growth process, reproduction, and structural changes. The in-situ data was collected in February 2022
at 16 stations on each side of four small islands. The closeness relationship analysis was performed
using PCA and XLstat. The results show that the disease prevalences in four small islands are varied,
namely Badul Island (17.2%), Mangir Island (6.96%), Oar Island (2.66%), and Umang Island (4.86%)
with an average of 7.91%. The coral diseases found in all stations were Trematodiasis and White
Syndrome. Corals with Trematodiasis symptoms were Favia sp., Favites sp., and Platygyra sp., while
ones with White Syndrome were Acropora sp., Favites sp., and Pavona sp. The existence of the diseases
indicates the need for ecosystem restoration to include environmental aspects and community activities.
This restoration action can accelerate the process of habitat and associated biota recovery.