Kelimpahan Fitoplankton dan Perannya Sebagai Sumber Makanan Ikan di Teluk Pabean, Jawa Barat

Abstract

Pabean Bay is an estuary that has the potential of natural resources for fisheries. One of the organisms that has an important role here is phytoplankton. This study aims to analyze spatially and temporally the composition of phytoplankton abundance as fish food sources in Pabean Bay waters, West Java. Phytoplankton and physics-chemical parameters were taken monthly samples (June 2016-March 2017). Data analysis included the composition and abundance of phytoplankton, one-way variance analysis based on time and zone, the relation of physics-chemical parameters of aquatic to phytoplankton abundance, and phytoplankton used by fish as food. The abundance of phytoplankton differs on a monthly basis, but is not different in each zone. The phytoplankton found in the Pabean Bay is dominated by the Bacillariophyceae class. The dominant type of phytoplankton feeds from some of the captured fishes is Nitzschia and Pleurosigma from the Bacillariophyceae class.