Maluku (Moluccas),
provinces in eastern of Indonesia is an island group. Not to be surprised if
Maluku province called the province of the Thousand Islands. The most
attraction type potential for selling is charming. One marine tourism is the
island of Pombo, a small uninhabited island in the North East Ambon, the
capital of Maluku.
Pombo Island have a
very good waters location for diving because the sea water is crystal clear and
natural beauty of the underwater coral reefs, decorated with flora and fauna of
the sea. This location is a nature reserve protected areas.
Pombo Island is
geographically located between the island of Haruku and the island of Ambon
with coordinates 128 ° 22'09 "east and 3 ° 31'35" south. While in
government administratrif this region belong to the Salahhutu subdistrict,
Central Maluku regency.
Conservation field
topography is generally flat with an average height of 0-4 m above sea level.
It takes
approximately 15 minutes by speed boat from island of Ambon (Honimua coast) to
reach to Pombo. The island is a prime tourist diving and snorkeling
enthusiasts. The water is crystal clear and natural beauty of the underwater
flora and fauna contains a variety of fascinating tourist guaranteed. The sea
around the Pombo island is a reserve called Pombo Island Marine Park.
Supposedly, Pombo
word comes from the Portuguese language, which means Pigeon. As a result, Pombo
Island is defined as Pigeon Island. Because of rarely visited, you will feel
like being in a "private island".
From a
distance it looks very small island. Pombo island area only about 2 to 3 acres.
Every
time we look, we can enjoy the beauty of nature works paintings of divine
Creator and the owner. White sand surrounding the island, the fish seemed to
dance between corals, while above, the birds are seen chasing the wind. It's
the perfect harmony of nature, the soothing view of the eyes and hearts.
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By the
Government of Maluku Province, Pombo used as a protected conservation area.
Until now, the island is not permitted for permanently occupied by residents.
There are some crops grown there, making that small island more green.
Pombo
island travel is usually performed for outbound activities, study tours for
students, research diving and other marine tourism.
Natural
circumstances of Pombo Island and surrounding marine waters that have a typical
flora and fauna and their ecosystems needs to be protected and development
which occur naturally have been designated as natural resource conservation
areas with nature reserves category.
Determination
of the nature reserve with a status of Pombo Island Nature Reserve / Marine
Park, established by decree of the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia Number:
327/Kpts/Um/7/1973 dated July 25, 1973 with an area of 1000 ha, including land,
coral reefs (coral reef) and lagoon.
Circumstances
the beach is an atoll, or circular reef encircling a lagoon and is not locked
the island.
Clarity
of the seawater in the lagoon allows to see through to the bottom of the sea is
a beautiful marine park. At the time of low tide, it looks very beautiful coral
appears on the surface of the sea.
Nature
Reserve / Pombo Island Marine Park has a sea view of the rocks that very
beautiful and very well-organized naturally, combined with life as a kind of
ornamental fish, zoo-plankton and shellfish.
This
conservation area is also home to one of the stopover and nesting bird species
typical / Maluku endemic, bird Pombo (Ducula bicolor) and many other bird
species.
The
physical condition of the waters of Pulau Pombo (spin current / up-welling and
food availability) allows the availability of fishery resources that
potentially high. The main fishery in the conservation area are anchovy
(Stolephorus sp.), Momar (Decapterus sp.), Komu (Auxis thzard), Lema
(Rastreliger kanagurta), the types lalosi (caesionidae) and mollusks such as clams
(Tridacnidae), bia jalang (Strombus luhuanus), lola (Trochus niloticus), bia
kambing (Lambis sp.), bia gengge (Nautilus pompilius), japing-japing (Pinctada
margaritifera) and other types of Cypreanidae, Strombidae, and Connidae. Some
kind of mollusks that are rare have been protected by decree of Minister of
Forestry no.12/Kpts-II/1987 such as clams (Tridacnidae), lola (Trochus
niloticus), bia gengge (Nautilus pompilius) and triton trumpet (Charonnia
tritonis). (some names of fish mentioned above written in the local language of
Ambon)
Various
types of flora in Nature Reserve / Pombo Island Marine Park as a result of an
inventory conducted in 1994/1995, among which are: Wood Marsegu (Nauclea
orientalis), Croton sp., Salimuli (Cordia subcordata), Gumira pantai (Premna
corymbosa), white vegetables (Pisonia alba), kayu mata ikan (Hernandia
peltata), Hutung (Barringtonia asiatica), banyan (Ficus benjamina), Ketapang
(Terminalia catappa) and Dadap (Erythrina variegata).
