摘要：AbstractFisheries products in Poteran Island are the main sector for the island's development. Under wealth, uneducated and low infrastructures availability indicates the low development process in the small island. Therefore, the development of Poteran should be intensified. Consequently, to meet the objectives of sustainable development, the development process should emphasize its carrying capacity. This paper will assess Poteran carrying capacity for its future small island development.In assessing carrying capacity, we define Poteran in three main steps that are; coastal suitability indices land capability indices and coastal development indices. Based on the analysis, most of the area in Poteran Island has high and medium rank land capability to be developed. For the coastal suitability index, all the villages have suitable and very suitable values for coastal development. Those indices illustrates that a good level of carrying capacity for development in the island. In terms of coastal utilization index, all the villages in Poteran have lower than 0.4 indicating the low development in the villages. The exploitation sub-index is also very low (10-25%) for all the villages. In conclusion, the development stage in the island is still low with high carrying capacity. Therefore, future intensive development in Poteran is still needed and feasible to boast its regional economic indicators.
关键词：Carrying capacity;Small Island;Intensive Development
