Floating macro marine debris trends in the Banda Aceh estuary environment

Abstract

Banda Aceh is a city at the western tip of Indonesia and is one of the provinces that has a coastal area that can contribute plastic waste to the sea. The source of plastic waste comes from land and human activities which are then carried through river mouths to end up in the sea. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of marine debris at the mouth of the Krueng Aceh River. Data collection is determined based on the time of the tide. The research was carried out using a boat mounted with a marine debris trap. The results showed that plastic waste dominated the mouth of the river by 90 percent, both during high and low tide conditions. There is a difference in the amount of waste that accumulates at high and low tide in the Krueng Aceh estuary.