natural products in the malacca strait: neglected potencies
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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
Order Dictyoceratida
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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