Conservation of Pulau Kukup Mangrove Island
Kukup island is an uninhabited island located in the south-western
region of the state of Johor in Peninsular Malaysia. It is located about 1 km
offshore from the mainland town called Kukup Laut. The island is about 647 ha in
size with an 800 ha intertidal mudflat around the island.
The island was gazetted as a State Park in 1997 and it was designated as a Ramsar site of Malaysia in 2003. Pulau Kukup is a popular tourism site. Every year there is a high flow of tourists from neighbouring countries like Singapore and Indonesia visiting Kukup town for its famous seafood. This highly populated town is a fishing village and dominated by the Chinese.
The island was gazetted as a State Park in 1997 and it was designated as a Ramsar site of Malaysia in 2003. Pulau Kukup is a popular tourism site. Every year there is a high flow of tourists from neighbouring countries like Singapore and Indonesia visiting Kukup town for its famous seafood. This highly populated town is a fishing village and dominated by the Chinese.
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