Saving Tanjung Kupang’s hidden marine meadows


Serina (fourth from right) and volunteers taking a closer look at tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) in Tanjung Kupang. — Photos: THOMAS YONG/The Star

WHEN the tide recedes along Tanjung Kupang’s shoreline in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, a hidden marine meadow quietly reveals itself.

Just beneath the shallow waters, patches of seagrass provide shelter for young fish and become feeding ground for marine life such as dugong and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas).

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