Prawn Harvesting at Sungei Buloh

31Aug07

 
 

Visitors to Singapore’s Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve listen bemusedly as the rationale behind traditional prawn farming is explained to them. Prawns are allowed to breed and grow naturally in a sectioned-off area of the mangrove, and harvesting times are synchronised with the tide. The close working relationship between man and mangrove provides an incentive for [...]

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