Lusi Island is set to become the latest tourist attraction in Sidoarjo regency, East Java.
The reclaimed island, which is a result of mud dredging from Porong
river estuary, will be part of Mangrove Restoration and Learning
Center's area managed by the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry
alongside local administration and the public.
Since 2015, the ministry has built many facilities in the area, which
include pedestrian track, observatory tower, a management office,
toilet and water management installation.
“[The island] is good for mangrove tourism. It will also have karamba [floating
fish enclosure] next year,” said the ministry’s directorate general for
Territorial Sea Management Brahmantya Satyamurti to tempo.co.
Set on a 94-hectare of land, the island also hosts Tambak (fish farm)
Wanamina. However, a large part of the island has not yet been
developed.
Brahmantya said the island was initially created to become a mud
waste area for Porong River and not designed for tourism. Therefore, to
turn it into an ecotourism spot, it will need sufficient sanitation, as
well as clean water facilities and food and beverage stalls.
Source - TheJakartaPost
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