1.   I cast an envious glance at the skiff of a bonefisherman suspended amid deep blue clouds and mangrove islands somewhere in the confusing, middle distance.

2.   Kayaks are terrific for probing great expanses of ultrathin water around many of the mangrove islands and for quietly approaching and observing bird and marine life.

3.   One weeps at the destruction of a mangrove island for a trailer park.

4.   The horizon is obliterated in an ethereal blueness, and the abundant mangrove islands often appear suspended in midair like long, black ink stains.

5.   ALL eyes of the international eco-tourism fraternity are trained on Pulau Kukup, a mangrove island one kilometre off the south-western tip of Johor.

6.   From the edge of the Venture Out Resort mobile home park, Don and Helena Baker could peer out at the shimmering Atlantic Ocean between mangrove islands.

7.   Sunderbans, a chain of mangrove islands, is considered a relatively safe haven for tigers because it is difficult to access by humans.