Effects of water pollution on fisheries and tourism in Kuala Sepetang, Taiping / Nur Idzhainee Hashim ... [et al.]

Kuala Sepetang is a coastal town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District in northwestern Perak, Malaysia. It is also popularly known by English-speaking locals as Port Weld after a former Governor, Frederick Weld. It is a thriving fishing village, and the main jumping-off point to the river mouth community of Kuala Sangga, which is a Chinese fishing community at the river mouth which specializes in fish breeding in cages, more formerly known as cage culture. In Kuala Sepetang, there have been several environmental difficulties related to the water quality. Because everyone is focused on making Kuala Sepetang a popular tourist destination in Taiping, the situation is made worse by the local people' lack of information regarding water quality.