Identifying the Physical Characteristics and Coastal Dynamics for the Sea Turtles Spawning Ground at Goa Cemara Coastal Area, Yogyakarta

The sea turtles existance are endangered because of the natural circumtances and the human activities, therfore they are being protected under the law. One of the sea turtle’s spawning ground located at Goa Cemara coastal area, Yogyakarta. The sea turtle’s spawning ground has specific physical characteristics of the coastal area.Those characteristics could be assumed as the reference to construct the suitable habitat for the sea turtle’s conservation. The aims of this research are to identify the physical characteristics for the sea turtle’s spawning ground at Goa Cemara coastal area, Yogyakarta, and to identify the coastal dynamics at Goa Cemara coastal area which potential to influence the sea turtle’s spawning ground. This research is using the field observation, laboratorium analysis, image interpretation, and modeling map. This research also using Unmanned Aerial Vehichel (UAV) record from east and west monsoon period. The result from the UAV allows to produce the high-resolution of aerial photographic image which helpful for identifying the physical characteristics of the sea turtle’s spawning ground and the coastal dynamics at Goa Cemara coastal area. The results of this research are the physycal characteristics of the sea turtle’s spawning ground and the coastal dynamics map at Goa Cemara Coastal Area