Fishing boat Maylasia., Bernard Spragg Photo

There is a long & rich maritime heritage in the culture of almost every coastal village and town on the Peninsula of West Malaysia. Seafaring has been an integral part of the coastal peoples of South East Asia for hundreds of years as evident by the still enduring traditional craft of boat building in several parts of Malaysia. The mangrove lined protected coastline and warm tropical currents in the blue offshore waters offer a rich variety of harvest which include shellfish such as clams & snails, crustaceans such as prawns & lobsters and fish from snappers and groupers to large pelagics which are caught offshore.