Kupang, West Kalimantan: Plants found in the mangrove forest Dead Water Beach Ketapang, West Kalimantan, became the object of interest to tourists, both local and abroad.
Head of Culture, Youth and Sports Tourism Ketapang, Yudo Sudarto, in Ketapang, Thursday (13/11), says many plants such as mangrove forests fires (Avicenia), punch (Sconneratia alba), mangroves (Rizophora mucronata and Rizophora apiculata) , tancang (Bruguirea sp), Nyirih (Xylocarpus granatum), told (Carberaodolam), and nipa palm (Nypa fructicans) living on the beach is lush.
"Various kinds of plants that live in mangrove forests is very interesting to learn, so it can be tourist attractions," he said.
According to it, other plants such as Hibiscus tiliaceus (Sea Hibiscus tiliaceus) Terminalia catappa (Ketapang tree) Cocos nucifera (Coconut) tectorius Pandanus (Pandanus), Ipomea pres-caprae (beach Sweet), Nibung (Oncosperma tigillaria) contained in the Coastal Water attractions dead.
Not only the appearance of beaches with sand, wind, waves, but the plants, flora, fauna and the life of local fishermen to be tourist attraction. Dead Water Beach area also became a place to make fishing activities splint, splint mutual assistance installing, repairing boats and canoes and fish deals at the beach area.
In this area there is the river and estuary fish Sembilang (Paraplotosus albilabris) or Eel tailed catfish that have high economic value in Ketapang. Likewise perch (Lates calcarifer, Bloch) Belanak Fish (Liza melinoptera) or mullet Otomebora including class Actinopterygii (Scylla paramamosain) are also numerous in the region.
Mangrove forest area is a place to lay their eggs and raising children of various kinds of fish. The region is fertile region. Wealth of various kinds of plants and of him making these beaches as eco-tourism attractions.
Head of Tourism, Sahat Sirait said the region also has a variety of local bird species and home to animal migration crossings.
Igra birds that come every September to March is the attraction for these beaches. "In January 2010 we will continue the activities of bird census remains the Asia Pacific (AWC) with a variety of activities ranging from seminars, photo contest and the census of birds," he said.
Soure: Kompas.com
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