Analysis of the beautiful value of marine tourism attractive objects in the coral reef rehabilitation area of Badi Island, Pangkep Regency

Abstract

The marine tourist attraction has been one of the most important concerns for tourism. The diversity of biota in this coral reef ecosystem has the potential for the development of marine ecotourism. The aim of the research was to reveal the potential of coral the rehabilitation areas in the Badi, Pangkajene and Archipelago for a good tourist destination, especially as a dive site and restoration of coral reef ecosystems, based on the categories of tourism object value and attraction. This research was carried out in March-December 2022 with several stages, including preparation, initial survey, and field data collection. This study includes the suitability matrix for diving activities, and the Scenic Beauty Estimate (SBE) used to determine the quality and the beauty of coral reefs. The results showed that Station 2 and Station 3 were in the very suitable category, while Station 1 and Station 4 were included in the appropriate category because at 6 parameters the appropriate value parameters were calculated for diving tourism. The results of the SBE calculation show that the image with the highest value is Number 4 which is in the transplant location 2 and number 1 is in the transplant location 1 with an SBE value of 97 and 93, respectively. Meanwhile, figure Number 2 is in the natural location 1 and image Number 9 is in the Natural 2 location with SBE values of 0 and 8, respectively. In conclusion, most people are interested in the healing world, and the coral reef rehabilitation object has various types and is rich in coral reefs.