Sampah laut (marine debris) adalah bahan sisa-sisa produk yang ditinggalkan atau dibuang ke laut oleh manusia baik dengan sengaja maupun tidak sengaja ditinggalkan di dalam lingkungan laut. Penelitian Sampah laut (marine debris) di Pantai Kualo Kota Bengkulu diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi dan data kepada mahasiswa, peneliti, pemerintah dan masyarakat umum sebagai informasi ilmiah awal tentang jenis dan bobot serta laju pertambahan sampah laut (marine debris) yang tersebar di Pantai Kualo Kota Bengkulu. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik purposive sampling melalui observasi untuk mendapatkan komposisi sampah laut, laju pertambahan sampah laut (marine debris) dengan 3 kriteria yaitu adanya muara sungai, aktifitas masyarakat dan tumpukan sampah. Sampah laut (marine debris) di Pantai Kualo Kota Bengkulu terdapat 2 jenis yaitu sampah organik dan sampah anorganik, sampah organik didominasi oleh kayu, dan sampah anorganik didominasi oleh plastik.ANALYSIS OF MARINE DEBRISH IN KUALO BEACH, BENGKULU CITY. Marine debris is material from the remnants of the product left or thrown into the sea by human either intentionally or unintentionally dumped of in the marine environment. The research of marine debris in Kualo Beach Bengkulu city was expected to provide information and data to the students, researcher, goverment and general public as initial scientific information about types, weight, and the rate of increasing in marine debris that were scattered. The data collection was carried out by using purposive sampling technique through observation to get composition of marine debris, the rate of increasing in marine debris had three criterias namely existence of a river mouth, community activities, and pile of debris. Marine debris in Kualo Beach Bengkulu City had two types namely organic and inorganic debris. Organic debris was dominated by wood while inorganic debris was dominated by plastic.
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