The Siak River is the largest river located in Riau Province. The industrial sector and community activities in the Siak River Basin are the causes of pollution in the Siak River. This research was carried out in July–August 2023 to determine water quality status and pollution levels using the pollution index method. The water quality parameters measured are physical (temperature, brightness,…
Cultivation of catfish (Pangasius hypopthalmus) in dark conditions can improve fish growth, but the water quality in the culture medium is poor due to the lack of phytoplankton that can consume nutrients derived from uneaten feed and metabolic waste. The use of plants in aquaponic systems may be able to absorb nutrients and thus improve water quality. A study aimed at determining the effect of …
Helostoma temminckii is a type of fish commonly present in the Teluk Banderas Lake, an oxbow lake that is located along the Kampar River. H. temminckii is known as tuakang fish and it is one of favorite consumed fish in Riau Province. Noweday, the population that fish was decreasing, while its biological aspects information was rare. To understand the reproductive biolog…
This research was conducted in October-November 2022 in the Mandau River Area, Mandau River District, Siak Regency, with the aim of knowing the longitudinal gradient of chlorophyll-a. The research station consists of 3 stations. Sampling was done 3 times with an interval of 1 week. Sampling of water quality parameters and chlorophyll-a samples were carried out simultaneously Water quality measu…
Thynnichthys thynnoides is one of the freshwater fish species found in Oxbow Teluk Benderas, utilized as a consumable commodity by the local community. The purpose of this study is to investigate the length-weight relationship, growth patterns, and the condition factor of motan fish. The study was conducted from March to May 2023. The research was conducted using a survey method with sampling c…
The water quality of the Koto Panjang hydropower reservoir is affected by activities around the reservoir, such as plantations and floating net cages. This research was conducted in July 2019. This study aims to determine water quality and trophic state based on the Saprobik Index and Trophic Level Index. In this study, there were 3 stations and 3 replications were carried out, with one-week in…
Microplastics that enter the water body might accidentally swallowed by aquatic organisms including fish. Thynnichthys thynnoides is a microphagous fish that lived in the Teluk Petai lake and feed mainly on phytoplankton, periphyton, algae and small zooplankton and thus the microplastics may be accidentally swallowed as the fish engulfed their food. To understand the microplastics present in th…
Indian mackerel is one type of marine fish that can be found in coastal and offshore waters, the fish is utilized as a consumption commodity for the local community. The purpose of this study was to determine the utilization status of indian mackerel in the Malacca Strait Waters landed in Tanjung Balai Karimun. This research was conducted from September to November 2023, conducted every two wee…
This research aims to diversity of sea cucumber species found in the waters of Kelombok village, Lingga Regency. This research was conducted from January to February 2024. The method used was a survey method, using line transects, where quadrants were placed randomly at the research location, and sampling points were determined by purposive sampling in 2 zones (supralittoral zoning and litt…
Artificial habitat is a habitat composed of a series of structures or attractor media as a habitat for aquatic biota in the waters. This study aims to determine the best attractor media viewed from the abundance of periphyton found factually in artificial habitat. This research was conducted in July - August 2023 using the survey method. Periphyton sampling was done 4 times with an interval of …
This research aims to determine the density and quality of water in peat swamp waters and determine the proximate levels in the aquatic plant U. gibba in Peat Swamp Waters, Bukit Batu District, Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province. This research was carried out in January - February 2024, located in peat swamp waters, Bukit Batu District, Bengkali Regency. This research uses a survey method, by cal…
The toxic activities of aquatic plants and oil palm plantations around Daek Lake will provide input in the form of organic and inorganic materials to the waters so that it will increase nutrients which will affect trophic state of water. Measurement of trophic state can be done using 3 approaches, namely physics, chemistry and biology. Trophic State Index (TSI) uses these three approaches in d…
Pengambang River is one of the rivers that crosses Pekanbaru City, with a length of 9.2 km which empties into the Siak River. The Pengambang River is the water source for Kayangan Lake. The current condition of the Pengambang River is thought to have experienced a decline in water quality due to various human activities in its watershed. This research aims to determine the quality status of the…
Thynnichtys thynnoides is a type of fish commonly inhabits the Teluk Banderas Lake, an oxbow lake of the Kampar River. The population of that fish, however, is decreasing, while its biological aspects information is rare. To understand the reproductive biology of that fish, a study was conducted from June-August 2023. Samplings were conducted 6 times, once/ 2 weeks. The fish was captured using …
Cherax quadricarinatus inhabits the Katoman River and Ali Lake that have different types of ecosystems, as the water in the river is running while that of the lake is static. The water condition may affects the behavior as well as body shape of the lobster. A study aims to compare the morphology of C. quadricarinatus both locations was conducted in July-August 2023. Lobster samplings were carri…
Kwetiau is a type of white noodle and is quite popular among Chinese descendants made from rice and mixed with tapioca flour with a steamed cooking process. The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of the addition of ikan biang flour to kwetiau and determine the best amount of ikan biang flour for addition to the kwetiau formulation. This study used a non-factorial complete random…
The coast of Rumbai Artificial Lake is one of the lakes in Pekanbaru. Various activities in and around the lake will certainly cause pollutants to enter the lake. The aim of this research is to determine the existing condition of water quality and to see the quality status of water quality using the Pollution Index (IP) method. This research was carried out from July to August 2023 at the coast…
Siak River, Sail River, and Segati River are some of the major rivers in Riau Province that have high potential aquatic resources and also have different river characteristics. Thequality of river water is relatively low in terms of pH, TDS, color, turbidity and organic substances so that the results of purified water will be physically, chemically, suitable for microalgae Chlorella sp. This st…
Microalgae type Chlorella sp. is one of the green algae that has good bioremediation because it can live in polluted water conditions. Chlorella sp. plays an important role in making green water and at the same time as a balance system for fish and shrimp hatchery media. This study aims to determine the effect of Thiamine on the density and biomass of Chlorella sp. The method to be used in this…
The Katoman River is a shallow river with a sandy and gravelly bottom, and slow-flowing water that supports the life of decapods. This research aims to identify the types of decapods living in the that river, as there is currently no information available on the decapod species found in the river. Samplings were conducted once a week for a month from July to August 2023, using crab traps. Based…