20 March 2024

Planned reclamation at Mandai Mangroves

About 44ha of land will be reclaimed as part of works to expand the Woodlands Checkpoint.
Reclamation is tentatively scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2024 and slated to be completed by 2029. JTC and ICA said they will review feedback received from the public before finalising the report and starting reclamation works. 

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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!

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