Potential and Problems of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Spawning Habitat on Pangumbahan Beach, West Java

Green turtles in Pangumbahan Beach face several challenges, including a declining population, low hatching success of eggs, and difficulties faced by hatchlings during their release into the sea. This study aimed to determine the potential and problems based on fluctuations in the number of turtles in the nesting habitat and the success rate of hatching eggs and hatchlings released into the sea. The data used were released from 2008 to 2022, with descriptive data analysis. The results showed that the estimated number of female green turtles that will land is 3,970. The number of green turtles that laid eggs was recorded as 24,279, which means that 38% of those that came did not lay eggs. The hatching rate is low (57%), below 80%, and the number of hatchlings is only 71087-27400, in contrast to 2008 when the number of hatchlings released was extremely high at 192729. Considering this condition, there must be a solution to overcome the problem of green turtle sustainability.