RECLAMATION has affected the livelihoods of 300 fishermen who collect “geragau”, a small shrimp, for a living, in Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca.
Locals who sell homemade belacan and cencaluk near the beach have also complained of erosion.
The fishermen said the reclamation work near Klebang, about 10km from Pantai Puteri, have caused strong wave currents and coastal erosion in the last 10 years.
The Irrigation and Drainage Department has installed rock revetment blocks as a wave breaker but the fishermen said this has worsened the situation because the rocks damage their nets and injured some of the fishermen.
The fishermen want the authorities to build a beach at least 100 metres away from Pantai Puteri to stabilise the waves and create a safe habitat for the shrimps. – November 15, 2021.
A fisherman uses his net to catch shrimps at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.Fishermen collect tiny shrimp at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.A fisherman goes fishing for shrimp at night at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.A fisherman is careful not to get his net caught in the wave breaker rocks at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.A solitary fisherman gets to work at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.Bamboo nets are used to catch shrimp at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.Rocks serve as wave breakers at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.People picnic at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.Majid Baba and his wife prepare geragau shrimp to make belacan at home near Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.Belacan made from geragau shrimps dry under the hot sun, near Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.Children run near wave breaker rocks at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.A sign prohibits people from entering the area where wave breakers have been installed, at Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 15, 2021.
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