House Reef Farming Development Model to Strengthen Marine Tourism in North Minahasa Regency

Abstract

The urgency of this research is to maintain the sustainability of tourism, protect marine ecosystems, improve community welfare, and as an alternative in dealing with climate change. To measure the urgency of this research, it was identified that there was quite significant coral degradation over a period of 10 years in Bunaken National Park. In the core zone area, the percentage of damaged coral reefs in 2008 was 14% and in 2017 it rose to 38,42%. Furthermore, in the tourism zone, coral damage in 2008 was 5,98% and in 2017 it reached 20,05%. Development of House Reef Farming tourism to protect coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs for life and the environment are able to prevent global warming, namely by absorbing carbon dioxide gas and converting it into limestone. One of the causes of climate change is global warming. Based on the above, this research was carried out to maintain the sustainability of tourism, protect the marine ecosystem, improve community welfare, and as an alternative in dealing with climate change through the development of House Reef Farming. The tourist attraction offered is coral planting.