DOMESTIC WASTE AND TBT POLLUTION IN COASTAL AREAS OF AMBON-ISLAND (EASTERN INDONESIA)

Coastal areas of the island of Ambon (eastern Indonesia), but especial ly Ambon Bay,were polluted by domestic waste. There was severe beach l itter pollution and contamination of inshore waters. High incidences o f the isopod ectoparasite Renocila sp. on the coral reef fish Abudefdu f saxatilis were probably indirect consequences of pollution stress. S ymptoms of imposer, presumably caused by tributyltin compounds leachin g from the anti-fouling paints used on boat hulls, were severe in some whelk populations in Ambon Bay but were mild or absent from populatio ns elsewhere on the island.