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Nusa Barong a 6,100 hectares island to the south of Jember, is a part of nature Conservation Park under the protection of Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA) II/Natural Resources Conservation Centre II East Java. Located 12 km south-west of the Meru Betiri National Park, on the south coast of Java, this area are still in Jember regent which is a part of East Java Province. The island consists of limestone with high cliffs. Most of the area is dry and mountainous. Several birds and sea turtles breed on the island. Other creatures to be found are crabs, snails, limpets and ... sand flies. The myths about this isolated island only add the challenge to come and prove them. Calm water makes fishing a good pastime here. Once and a while, dolphins swim nearby the boats.
You can reach the island with a boat from Puger. Puger is reached from Jember.
Nusa Barong is a limestone island with spectacular cliffs rising to 325m and some coastal mangrove swamps. The island is about six km from north to south, and 16 km from east to west. Most of the island is hilly; there are several deeply indented bays on the northeast coast which provide sheltered anchorages for visiting fishermen. Because of its limestone substrate, the island is almost completely dry with no rivers and only a few natural ponds where animals may find standing water.
According to TEMPO Interactive, Jember: Jember Nature Conservation Center (BKSDA) rejected plans of the regency administration to turn Nusa Barong Island into a tourist destination. They said the uninhabited island locating 4, 5 kilometer in the Puger coast in Southern Jember is a nature conservation area.
"If they want to change the status of the island, they must get authorization permission from the Forestry Minister and the House of Representatives (DPR)," said East Java BKSDA chief. Yet, at the end of 2007, the BKSDA sent a map and regulations covering nature conservation areas to all provincial executive chiefs, including the Jember regent.
However, we still hope to see the amazing spectacular scene but still we have protect the naturallity.
Pic. by Nusabarong blogspot
You can reach the island with a boat from Puger. Puger is reached from Jember.
Nusa Barong is a limestone island with spectacular cliffs rising to 325m and some coastal mangrove swamps. The island is about six km from north to south, and 16 km from east to west. Most of the island is hilly; there are several deeply indented bays on the northeast coast which provide sheltered anchorages for visiting fishermen. Because of its limestone substrate, the island is almost completely dry with no rivers and only a few natural ponds where animals may find standing water.
According to TEMPO Interactive, Jember: Jember Nature Conservation Center (BKSDA) rejected plans of the regency administration to turn Nusa Barong Island into a tourist destination. They said the uninhabited island locating 4, 5 kilometer in the Puger coast in Southern Jember is a nature conservation area.
"If they want to change the status of the island, they must get authorization permission from the Forestry Minister and the House of Representatives (DPR)," said East Java BKSDA chief. Yet, at the end of 2007, the BKSDA sent a map and regulations covering nature conservation areas to all provincial executive chiefs, including the Jember regent.
However, we still hope to see the amazing spectacular scene but still we have protect the naturallity.
Pic. by Nusabarong blogspot
