Biodiversity of Caridina sp. as Ornamental Shrimp an Economic Alternative for People Around Ancient Lake (Lake Towuti), South Sulawesi-Indonesia

Lake Towuti is a tectonic-oligotrophic located in Malili Complex, South Sulawesi and has been designated as a recreation park. This lake is one of the ancient lakes in Sulawesi. This lake supports a life of endemic species like shrimp. Shrimp in the lake commonly as ornamental shrimp dan endemic species. This shrimp have beautiful colors and shades, economically valuable high with size relative small only about 2-2,5 centimeters. However, to meet the market demand, still rely on catching up on nature, worried that will reduce population of ornamental shrimp in this lake. The objectives of this research was study biodiversity and environmental shrimp condition as one of economic alternative people around the lake. This research was conducted in ancient Lake Towuti from 2009 to 2010 in seven stations, were Tominanga, Manu cape, Loeha Island, Hola-hola river down stream, Kawatang river down stream, Beau, and Bakara cape. A variety of shrimp species and colours that inhabit in habitat especially an area the rocks, wood, and litter. It should be protected because endemic shrimps and there should be an effort to breeding so that the existence of ornamental shrimp is sustainable. The main problem related to endemic shrimp management are: decreasing shrimp stock because of deforestation, new sawmill factories that dump sawmill into the lake, high rate and intensive shrimp caught by exporters of ornamental shrimp from outside East Luwu Regency and lack information concerning endemic shrimp. Degradation of lake water quality should be minimized. Conservation efforts such as limiting the capture, a certain time in the year prohibiting shrimp catch, protecting littoral zone a place of shrimp life and also important is to select and determine locations as reserve area. To regain the decreasing trend of endemic shrimp stock, the central and local government together with stakeholders should immediately help facilitate the people with techniques of shrimp domestication and cultivation efforts. Efforts to sustain the life cycle of Caridina sp. could to create new job opportunities in ornamental shrimp culture that could become an alternative income for the people and simultaneously support conservation. Proceeding of International Biology Conference (IBOC) 2014: Biodiversity and Biotechnology for Human Welfare, Vol. 1: Biodiversity, Energy and Environmental Science. Hal. 122-124 ISBN 978-979-97316-3-0