AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. Thirty years ago, fishermen in Mukim Tanjung Kupang could go out for their morning catch and return with kilos of crabs and prawns, earning hundreds, sometimes thousands of ringgit a week. Now, they barely.
JOHOR BARU: A breakwater built not far from Pulau Kukup and Tanjung Piai three years ago has reduced the devastating impact of erosion, much to the relief of coastal fishermen in south Johor.
The Tanjung Piai National Park is famously known for its vast mangrove forest located at the southernmost tip of the Asian continent.
THE Pontian district in Johor is home to one of the most important mangrove ecosystems in the world.
Located at the southernmost point of the peninsula and mainland Asia, and only 70km from Johor Baru, is the Tanjung Piai National Park.
Spanning 325ha, it was recognised by the Ramsar Convention as a Ramsar site or Wetlands of International Importance in 2003.
However, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) academic Prof Dr K. Kasturi Devi pointed out that an area covering 14.2km along the coast of south Pontian was facing serious erosion problems.