A SMALL fishing village some 30 years ago, Batu Maung has bloomed into an important area for fisheries and aquaculture research. While the local village fishermen still go out to fish daily in the surrounding waters, it is the fishermen departing from the Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) jetty that go out deeper into the sea for larger-scale fishing purposes. View photo gallery below.

The FRI is a federal-government agency that focuses on marine research.  The institute provides research and expertise for the sustainable development of the fisheries sector. Read here for more. Located within the FRI complex is the Penang Aquarium.

“The aquarium has 25 tanks to showcase various types of marine life, especially those found in the regional waters. Among them are the lion fish, the boxfishes, moray eels, tangs, surgeon fish, cat sharks, stone fish, angel fish, blue spotted stingray, fox face fish, parrot fish, squirrel fish, damsels, bivalves and more. “ (Asia Explorers). Read here for more

Extending the importance of the area’s fisheries research, WorldFish Center, another similar research institute is also operating here after moving from The Philippines in early 2000. The non-profit organisation carry out research-for-development to make smallscale fisheries more resilient and to support the adoption of sustainable aquaculture that specifically benefits the poor. Read here for more

Within Batu Maung are several small villages including the Batu Maung village (called Pekan), Kampung Seronok, Kampung Binjai, Permatang Damar Laut, Teluk Tempoyak and Jalan Baru.

Reference

• Penang Aquarium (Asia Explorers)
  

 

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