[1] Located at the mouth of the Malpe River about six kilometers to the west of Udupi, it is an important port and a major fishing harbor on the Karnataka coast.

[citation needed] Malpe is an ancient sea port and harbour, where Karnataka and the western world traded.

It also contains a statue of a fishing family, including a fisherman, fisherwoman, and child, created by the artist Purshotham Adve.

[14][15] On 27 January 2018, A sea walk way was commissioned and inaugurated by Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, Pramod Madhwaraj.

The statue of a fisherman's family by artist Purshotham Adve welcomes tourists as they approach the Sea Walk area.