KUNDUR - PT Timah continues to be committed to preserving coastal ecosystems and supporting the economic sustainability of coastal communities, one of which is implementing a mangrove crab release program on the coast of Kundur, Riau Islands Province.
PT Timah Area Kundur released 300 mangrove crab seedlings in Kundur sea waters last Thursday (6/3/2025).
This program is part of the company's commitment to maintain the balance of nature while improving the welfare of local fishermen. As well as to preserve crabs in the company's operational area.
In addition, the crab release was carried out as a step to rehabilitate the mangrove ecosystem which plays an important role in maintaining the quality of the coastal environment, preventing abrasion, and becoming a natural habitat for various marine life.
With the crab population maintained, fishermen have more abundant and sustainable marine resources, which has a positive impact on their income.
PT Timah Corporate Communication Department Head Anggi Siahaan said that this program is routinely implemented to maintain the crab population so that it does not become extinct.
“Mangrove crabs have economic value and are in great demand, so the company is trying to maintain the crab population so that it will increase and develop so that it will have an economic impact on the fishing community,” said Anggi.
Every year PT Timah Area Kundur releases thousands of crab seeds in the sea waters of Kundur and Karimun. The impact has also been felt by the fishing community, because they get the catch.
As conveyed by one of the fishermen Awang who told the fishermen at this time when they returned from fishing, besides getting fish, they also got crabs with a large enough size.
“Crabs have economic value and sell quickly because there are many enthusiasts. Thank you PT Timah for continuing to release crabs so that currently the population is quite large,” he said. (*)
