Coastal Tourism: Marine Pollution And Lack Of Local Government Efforts

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze how marine pollution impact coastal tourism in North Sumatera-Indonesia and the role of of local government. The research conducted legal review of regulations concerning tourism, the environment and local government. Furthermore, it also conducted in-depth interviews and FGDs for informants in both districts. The results found that: (1) Marine pollution caused by tankers is not available in Medan City and Serdang Bedagai District. Pollution that occurs is household waste, livestock manure, wood or tree trunks and branches, reptiles such as dead lizards. As conceguence, this pollution does not impact on the coastal tourisms (2) The local Government of North Sumatera, in this case the Tourism Office, have not played a maximum role in developing coastal tourism areas that are free from pollution due to (a) until 2019, beach attractions in Medan and Deli Serdang were managed by private or private parties, none of which were managed by the local government.