10 March 2024

Terumbu Pempang Laut with signs of dugong

On our last evening tide for the cycle, the team surveys this huge submerged reef that lies close to Jurong Island and major shipping lanes leading to our busy container port.
Dugong feeding trails, Terumbu Pempang Laut, Mar 2024
How nice to see signs of dugongs here! The corals and seagrasses seemed mostly alright. Kelvin and Russel flew drones and got great views of the shore, and shark! Alas, it seems the Giant clam here is gone.

09 March 2024

Pulau Tekukor doing well

The team checks out Pulau Tekukor on the last evening low tide for this cycle.
Fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa)
Just minutes from Sentosa, Pulau Tekukor's western shore is part of the Sisters' Islands Marine Park. Today, the corals and seagrasses seem to be doing well. We are glad to spot 2 Giant clams and colourful marine life.

12 February 2024

St John's Island still alive

A short boat ride from the Central Business District on the main island of Singapore, are the amazing living shores of St John's Island.
Living shores of St John's Island, Feb 2024
Here, there are living rocky shores, reefs, seagrass meadows. As well as rare mangrove trees on the untouched western shore, which is part of the Sisters Islands Marine Park.

11 February 2024

Paying respects to our Big Sister

It has become our tradition to survey Big Sister's Island during the Lunar New Year. Part of Singapore's first Marine Park, we did our survey with permission from NParks. 
Living shores of Big Sisters Island, Feb 2024
It was a super windy day, which made it challenging to view anything under water! But the corals seem well, we were glad to see the Giant clam and other interesting marine life.

10 February 2024

East Coast briefly - with half a Stonefish

A reef has settled at a seawall on the other side of Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal next to the East Coast PCN. While one of our nicest seagrass patches is growing at the mouth of a canal here.
A small team surveyed this shore on a not-so-low tide and came across half a Stonefish, and a whole moray eel. Our artificial shores are very much alive!

27 January 2024

Reclamation at Pulau Sudong

31ha reclamation at East Pulau Sudong will result in loss of corals, seagrass and mangroves. These are likely to affect submerged reefs nearby.
A more detailed biodiversity management plan will be drawn up with the National Parks Board before reclamation works begin. Planned mitigating measures include relocation. As well as habitat restoration after reclamation is completed by 2028. To better support biodiversity and hasten nature’s recolonisation, bio-tiles may be installed on the sea walls.

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