Casanova’s breakfast: Oyster farming in Kedah


Conservation volunteer Eryzal Zainal with some rather large oysters he’s picked from the cages just brought up to the surface at the oyster farm by (in the background) Mohd Ridzwan and Tan. Photos: The Star/Mustafa Ahmad

Meet Mohd Ridzwan Ishak, 45, the oyster man of Bujang Valley, Kedah.

He is culturing about 60,000 oysters in Sungai Merbok, a 45km-long river running with clear, emerald green water because of the 3,000ha of mangrove forest lining much of both banks.

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