natural products in the malacca strait: neglected potencies

Presented at the National Conference onThe Globalization of Malacca Strait in Development: Threats and Opportunities

Wednesday, December 12, 2018University of North Sumatera

Natural Products in the Malacca Strait:Neglected Potencies

byMusri Musman

Professor of Natural Products ChemistrySyiah Kuala University

Banda Aceh

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Why the Malacca Straits is Important?

• Trade routes.

• Ecosystems and habitats.

• Source of fisheries.

• Marine biodiversity.

• Hydrocarbon.

Marine products:

– Pharmaceuticals

– Enzymes

– Biomolecular materials

– Biomonitors

– Biopesticides

– Biomass for energy production

– Food: Fish and Shellfish

Marine organisms:

Sponge

Mollusk

Fish

Cone snail

Tunicate

Cyanobacterium

Resource Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Straits-wideCoastline (km) 1,641 956 130 2,727Fisheries 456.39 341.11 4.03 801.53Aquaculture 87.18 57.62 11.16 155.96Mangroves 3,766.10 1,747.65 44.12 5,557.87Mudflats 0.03 31.58 0.03 31.34Coral reefs 455.2 34.57 0.07 484.84Seagrass N/A 8.1 0.09 8.19Seaweed 9.36 1.02 N/A 11.46Beach 369.35 169.23 275.87 814.45Sea Lanes N/A N/A N/A 340Total 4,687.22 2,173.61 333.37 7,534.21

Economic Value (000,000 USD) on Malacca Straits

Source: GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Program for the Prevention and Management ofMarine Pollution in the East Asian Seas

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