Fish habitat of aquaculture area in Gong Batu, Setiu Wetland, Terengganu

Abstract

A study characteristic of fish habitat was carried out in Setiu Wetland, Setiu, Terengganu on September 2006, November 2006 and February 2007. This study aims to determine the physical, biological and chemical characteristics in specific habitat. For known the water quality parameters, the in-situ apparatus were used and for fish sampling, the gills net were used. From result that have been got, there have twelve species of fishes were found. Mainly then Leiognathus splendens (Kekek) and Glossogobius aureus (Belukor) in studies area. Water quality is in suitable range for fish habitat and aquaculture activities. The temperature ranged from ° 30.45 C to 32.6 ° 1 C, D.O (2.65 mgL- to 13.91 mgL- 1 ), salinity (17.1 ppt to 25.55 ppt), pH (6.795 to 7.385), depth (0.6 m to 1.65 m), turbidity (2.41 to 3.93) and current (0.01 ms-' to 0.155 ms-'). For while monsoon season, the temperature is ranged from 29.45 ° C to 32.85 ° C, 0.0 (2.735 mgL- 1 to 4.46 mgL1 ), salinity (6.20 ppt to 17.30 ppt), pH (5.365 to 10.33), depth (1.3 m to 1.7 m), turbidity (2.30 to 4.13) and current (0.117 ms- 1 to 0.243 ms-').