The Four Pillars · 四大支柱
由鮑見海洋，由漁見人情，
由礁見修復，由潮見生命。
Abalone · Fisherfolk · Reef · Tide
ABALONE
Aquaculture · 養殖文化
Hong Kong's Living
Aquaculture Heritage
Sok Kwu Wan is home to one of Hong Kong's last living fish farming communities. For generations, fisherfolk here have raised abalone, grouper, and other marine species using techniques passed down through families — a form of intangible cultural heritage that is increasingly rare.
索罟灣是香港最後一片活態魚排養殖社區。世代漁民在此養殖鮑魚、龍躉等海洋生物，傳承著日益珍稀的非物質文化遺產。
Our partner F.I.S.H. (鬺藍水產) is a team of ocean science graduates who integrate aquaculture monitoring with traditional fisherfolk knowledge — creating a model for the future of responsible seafood production in Hong Kong.
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FISHERFOLK
Culture · 漁民文化
The Wisdom of Lamma's
Water People
The fisherfolk of Sok Kwu Wan carry a deep knowledge of the sea — its tides, its creatures, its moods. This is not just cultural heritage; it is an ecological intelligence accumulated over centuries of living in harmony with the ocean.
索罟灣的漁民對大海有深刻的了解——潮汐、生物、海洋的脾性。這不僅是文化遺產，更是數百年來與海洋和諧共處所積累的生態智慧。
Through our Fisherfolk Oral History Workshop, students and visitors can sit with veteran fisherfolk, listen to their stories, and help document a living heritage before it fades.
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Restoration · 生態復育
Rebuilding Habitats,
One Shell at a Time
Shell reefs — structures built from recycled oyster shells and sustainable materials — are critical marine habitats. They provide shelter for juvenile fish, filter water, and support biodiversity. Yet decades of coastal development have destroyed much of Hong Kong's natural reef habitat.
貝殼礁是重要的海洋棲息地，為幼魚提供庇護、過濾水質、支持生物多樣性。然而數十年的海岸開發已摧毀了香港大部分天然礁石棲息地。
In our Build a Shell Reef workshop, participants use recycled materials to construct reef structures that are then deployed into Sok Kwu Wan's waters — making a direct, measurable contribution to habitat restoration.
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TIDE
Biodiversity · 生物多樣性
Estuary Life &
the Blue Carbon Secret
Lamma's estuary is one of Hong Kong's most biodiverse coastal habitats — home to mudskippers, fiddler crabs, herons, and five species of seagrass. These ecosystems are not just beautiful; they are critical carbon sinks.
南丫島河口是香港生物多樣性最豐富的海岸棲息地之一，棲息著彈塗魚、招潮蟹、蒼鷺和五種海草，更是重要的藍碳碳匯。
Blue Carbon Fact 藍碳事實
Seagrass beds absorb carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests per unit area — making seagrass restoration one of the most powerful climate actions available.
Hong Kong Seagrass Science
香港海草科學
Hong Kong is home to five species of seagrass, found in sheltered bays and estuaries across the territory. Sok Kwu Wan's coastal waters support several of these species, making it a critical site for seagrass conservation and research.
| Species | 中文名 | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Halodule uninervis | 貝克喜鹽草 | Most common in HK |
| Halophila beccarii | 貝克海菖蒲 | Endangered |
| Halophila ovalis | 喜鹽草 | Widespread |
| Halophila minor | 小喜鹽草 | Rare |
| Zostera japonica | 矮大葉藻 | Temperate species |
Source: Life Jungle seagrass monitoring programme in collaboration with academic partners including HKU SWIMS (Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong). 婦門大學 (Xiamen University) supports sustainable aquaculture research, with a focus on abalone farming.