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Sea water pollution is a problem around the world, including in Indonesia. Plastic waste that has accumulated has brought about a negative impact on the tourism sector. The accumulation of garbage and heavy metals in coastal areas has resulted in a decrease in the quality of marine life. Through the problem, two students of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Affairs (FPK) Universitas Airlangga, namely Yolandha Sepiani Nurhanifah and Reza Istiqomatul Hidayah created innovation of a Sea Cleanliness Detection Tool based on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Automatic Alarms as Controllers of Water Environment Sustainability, abbreviated as ATLANTIS.

The ATLANTIS concept relies on the internet. The way it works is to use a digital camera to visualize the state of the sea, then records and sends a signal to the microcontroller which is connected to the display on the LCD screen. This camera is connected to a computer to detect plastic and heavy metal waste contained in the water.

Simultaneously, when the LCD screen displays data on sea water conditions, there is an automatic alarm that will sound and light up according to the level. Green alarms indicate normal water conditions, yellow for alert and red for hazards. The alarm will sound every 30 days to monitor the conditions of sea waters. This innovative idea succeeded in winning first place in the National Level for the Product Innovation Competition Category for the 2020 Student Innovation and Creativity Festival at Khairun Ternate University.