Seletar Aquaculture Co-exists with, not Harms Mangrove
Aquaculture is synonymous with mangrove destruction, but the Seletar Orang Asli not only need the mangroves for their mussel farming, they developed tech based on how mussels lived in the wetlands | Photo: harvesting mussels by Aidila Razak
Writer: Aidila Razak | Editor: SL Wong
Data visualisation & Cartographers: Irma Garnesia and Louis Lugas
Published: 21 September, 2026
This is a #BLUECARBON story, part of the Macaranga Project on Climate Disinformation and Indigenous People.