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ISBW9 — 24 Nov (Pa Klok)

Today, we’ll be doing a photoblog of the field trip to a local fishing village at Pa Klok.

These shrimp were collected from the seagrass bed at Pa Klok
These shrimp were collected from the seagrass bed at Pa Klok.

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There’s a small mangrove nursery where Rhizophora apiculata and R. mucronata saplings are growing. The saplings are grown to 1 m height before transplanting.

We found a small patch of Halophila beccarii at Pa Klok! H. beccarii was recently listed as “Vulnerable” in the IUCN Species Red List.
We found a small patch of Halophila beccarii at Pa Klok! H. beccarii was recently listed as “Vulnerable” in the IUCN Species Red List.

A modified trawling device used by a local fisherman
A modified trawling device used by a local fisherman.

Most of the fish caught in this way are juvenile rabbitfish
Most of the fish caught in this way are juvenile rabbitfish (Siganus sp.)

Removing catch from a fishing trap
Removing catch from a fishing trap

Chillin in a seagrass bed
Chillin in a seagrass bed

Man meets Jelly
Man meets Jelly

Last Updated on Sunday, 02 January 2011 21:38