Floating fish farms used to be a common sight along Singapore's coast. But now, their numbers are dwindling: As of October, there were 74 sea-based fish farms left, down from 98 in 2023. Much like street peddlers and traditional villages, the floating fish farms are a part of Singapore's cultural and economic identity that is rapidly disappearing as the city-state evolves past its fishing village origins. Many locals still refer to these floating fish farms as "kelongs," even though they're not quite the same thing, Yeo said. He hopes to have a high-tech fish farm one day — ideally on land, where conditions are less unpredictable.

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Persons: Alvin Yeo, Chu Kang, Amanda Goh, —, Yeo, it's, Heng, they're, " Yeo, Kevin Cheong, Cheong, Toh Tai Chong, gesturing, Jerry, James Cook University's, Kwee, Damian Chan, Wong Jing Kai, Ah Hua, Wong Organizations: Singapore Food Agency, SFA, Straits Times, Singapore Management University, National University of Singapore, Farmers, Singapore Aquaculture Locations: Johor, Singapore, Malaysia, Uganda, China, Indonesia, Johor Straits, James Cook University's Singapore, Myanmar