Abstract:
The shipbuilding activity destroys the mangrove habitat since the activity is
aimed to keep the ship in good shape but has a negative effect on the
environment, which is the mangrove ecosystem. One of the shipbuilding
operations activities that might have an impact on the mangrove ecosystem is
paint, oil, and so on, which can cause the mangrove growth ecosystem to be
stunned and lead to further degradation. The aim of this study was to
determine the level of awareness among Bachelor of Maritime Operation
students at UniKL MIMET about the effect of shipbuilding operation towards
mangrove ecosystem and to study the action that should have been taken in
order to raise awareness among Bachelor of Maritime Operation students at
UniKL MIMET on the declining of mangrove ecosystem as a result of
shipbuilding. By using survey questionnaire, data from the student of 3rd and
4th year, BMO student at UniKL MIMET has been collected and analysed. The
questionnaire collects students’ demographic section which are gender, study
in year and semester, after that continued with Objective 1 and Objective 2
question. A total of 76 questionnaire or data are collected and the data are
analysed by using the Statistical Package for the Science Social (SPSS) to
determine the level of awareness and the action should been taken. The
results of this study found that the level of awareness of students in BMO at
UniKL MIMET is high and the actions should be taken to raise awareness
among BMO students at UniKL MIMET, such as seminars, campaigns,
workshops, training, and social media by the UniKL MIMET community, which
can be used to increase awareness, and students can also be aware that
shipbuilding has destroyed mangrove ecosystem.
