The county government extended the activity, which was supposed to take place every weekend from July 26-Aug. 7, because it proved far more popular than originally predicted, Su said.

The activity, which began in 1997, is aimed at introducing the lagoon’s diverse ecological resources to the public in the hope of drawing more support for the county government’s efforts to preserve the wetland area.

The lagoon is bounded by four offshore sandbanks that are habitats for many wetland species such as crabs, oysters, clams, shrimps and fish, and the migratory black-faced spoonbill. Visitors can be ferried on bamboo rafts to the sandbanks, where they can wade in the shallow water and collect clams.

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