Special snails and sand diver on Cyrene

A cool evening on Cyrene: a touch of rain results in a rainbow!
I was out with TeamSeagrass for the last monitoring of 2010 and as usual, had lots of interesting sightings.

Oil spill in the Johor Strait?

Bernama just reported that a tanker sank in Pengerang waters off Kota Tinggi while transferring fuel to another vessel.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and Malaysian Department of Environment are looking into whether there has been an oil spill.

Update on 7 Dec from The Star: "the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM), Marine Department and the Department of Environment (DOE) have not detected any oil spill in the area."

Update on 7 Dec from Sin Chew: The Head of the Maritime Enforcement Agency said "We are now working with Johor environmental authorities to monitor the ship as there is a likelihood of an oil spill from the vessel".

Update on 7 Dec from Channel NewsAsia: "Johor environmental authorities are monitoring the ship, as there's a likelihood of an oil spill from the vessel and also for the safety of passing ships."

Volunteers Day with TeamSeagrass

5 Dec was International Volunteer Day and it was one of those days when I wished I could have been at all the exciting events going on at the same time.
But I was glad to spend the day with a very special group of volunteers, TeamSeagrass!

Blooming seagrasses on oil-slicked Tanah Merah shore

I'm back to check up on the oil-slicked Tanah Merah shore on a not-so-low tide today.
Wow, the patch of Tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) is blooming! It's full of pretty female flowers on long stalks. It looks positively bridal. From the state of the flower petals, they seem to have just bloomed today! Too bad for the sheen of oil on the water surrounding it.

Gobies of Singapore - a fabulous poster!

I was thrilled to see the beautiful poster done by Dr Zeehan Jaafar for the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research Open House.
The poster introduces these delightful fishes in a fun and easy way, especially suitable for the many kids that visited during the Open House.

Kids meet dugong, turtle and more at the Museum Open House!

Today I had a quick look at the Open House at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research during lunch time.
It was wonderful to see so many kids enthralled by the exhibits about our marine life and beyond.

Muddy moray and other marvels with the Mega Marine Survey!

An exciting day at Sungei Buloh with the Mega Marine Survey team!

With lots of wildlife all around us. Including a Malayan water monitor, determined to eat his lunch and undisturbed by the team hard at work nearby!