An institutional analysis of sasi laut in Maluku, Indonesia

Tow

Dead
corals

Live
hard
corals

Soft
corals

Sand

Rubble

Fish

Bomb
craters

Notes

1

3-4

3

1-2

-

+++

+

yes

Start at north end of Sameth petuanan.

2

3-4

3

2

-

++

++

yes

3

3-4

1-2

1

++

++

-

no

4

4

2

1-2

-

++

-

yes

Site of butterfly fish count.

5

4

2

3-4

++

++

-

yes

Off a rocky point.

6

3

1

4

+

+

-

no

Facing sandy beach.

7

3,then
none

1then
0

4 then
0

+
then

+++

-

-

no

Bottom sandy. No survey over sand to
south of here.

8

0

0

0

++

-

-

no

In front of Sameth graveyard.

9

0

0

0

+++

-

-

no

Haruku territory, seaward of rock groin.

10

2

1

1

+++

-

-

no

Sea grass bed.

11

1

1

1

+

-

-

no

Sasi area, sand and sea grass.

12

1

1

1

+++

-

-

no

Sasi area in front of kewang house, almost at river.

13

3

1

1

++

-

-

no

River mouth; corals covered in sediment. A few
porites, fire corals and soft corals are alive.

Area

Tow
#

Dead
corals
corals

Live
hard

Soft
corals

Sand

Rubble

Fish
craters

Bomb

Notes

Toisapu

1

3

3

2

+++

+

+

yes

Start on south edge of Toisapu cove.

2

2

3

1

++

-

+

yes

Sand between rocks and corals;
2 - 4 m deep.

3

1

3

1

+

-

-

no

Rocky bottom with sand patches;
few corals; no beach.

4

1

2

1

+++

-

-

no

Hard bottom.

Lapaut

5

1

3

2

-

-

++

no

Cliff shore. Depth 2 - 3 m.

6

1

3

2

-

-

+

no

Rocky bottom, 3 - 5 m deep,
sand patches. Sandy beach.

7

1

3

2

-

-

++

no

Sandy bottom, then rocks.

8

1

2

3

-

-

+

no

4 - 8 m deep.

Hutumuri

Head land

9

3

2

1

-

-

+

no

Depth 5 - 10 m. Bottom hard with
sand patches.

10

3

2

1

-

-

-

no

Mostly rocky bottom.

11

3

2

1

-

-

-

no

Hutumuri Bay. Mostly hard bottom.

12

3

3

1

-

+

+

yes

Water more shallow. Rock with
sandy strips.

Hutumuri

Village

13

2

3

2

-

+

+

yes

Mostly hard bottom.

14

2

3

2

++

-

+

no

1 - 3 m deep.

15

2

2

3

-

-

+

no

Bottom rocky. 5 m deep.

16

3

2

2

-

-

+

no

Rock with sand patches.
End in middle of Bay.