KARAKTERISTIK PARAMETER LINGKUNGAN KAITANNYA PENGEMBANGAN BUDIDAYA RUMPUT LAUT DI KELURAHAN TAKATIDUNG KECAMATAN POLEWALI KABUPATEN POLEWALI MANDAR, SULAWESI SELATAN (Solusi Langkah Awal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Pesisir)

The objective of this research is to analyze the characteristics of water environmental parameters for ecologyfeasibility in sustainable development of seaweed cultivation in Takatidung Village, Polewali Sub-district, PolewaliMandar District. The results of this research can be used as a benchmark of water region feasibly used to cultivateseaweed and particularly for the district government in providing policy of empowering beach communities. Theresearch data were collected in water region of Polewali Sub-district, Polewali Mandar District, Mandar Bay startingfrom April to September 2018. Environmental parameters measured were temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen,brightness, water depth, current velocity. The results showed that the physical water environmental parameters inPolewali Sub-district, Polewali Mandar District were very good as a site for cultivating seaweed