IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MARINE ECOTOURISM POTENTIAL IN PACITAN, EAST JAVA, INDONESIASukandar, C.S.U. Dewi, R.S.Q. Haq and R. FatmawatiAbstract Pacitan Regency, located on the western part of East Java, has a potential to be developed as an ecotourism area. The coastal village with 23 sites has become a local tourist destination for people of East Java and the number of visits has increased. On the other hand, there has been no management of the tourist areas. The purpose of this research is to examine the potential and management of potential destinations. The research employs a purposive technique by determining the location for data sampling through certain considerations based on weighted scores and multiplication of each parameter. Based on the results of research, there are 3 identified categories namely index of conformity recreational area of ecotourism category which includes leisure travel (84%), beach sports 76% and jet sky with a value of 88%. |