‘My heart belongs to the sea’-Life as a third-generation mussel farmer

0 February 1, 2026 09:01

In the calm waters of the West Johor Strait, some 3,000 empty blue barrels bob gently on the surface.

The barrels, used in mussel farming, belong to Mr Jefree Salim. He is a third-generation mussel farmer from Malaysia’s Seletar indigenous community, or Orang Asli Seletar, who have lived by the sea for generations.

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