‘Condos’ to boost fish population


Home sweet home: The artificial reefs that will be deployed in the waters near Pulau Kendi will provide long-term benefits for the local fishing community in Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The fish population around Penang island will soon be living in “flat units and bungalows” as specially designed artificial reefs have been deployed in the sea to create a safe and thriving marine habitat.

A total of 20 of these reef structures, resembling miniature unfinished condominiums, are being placed off Pulau Kendi as part of a biodiversity “township”, an initiative aimed at restoring marine life and ecosystems in the southern waters of Penang.

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