How's Changi doing after the oil spill?

Early this morning, a small team when to check up on how this Changi shore is doing after it was hit by the oil spill on 28 May.
Although Sam checked up on this shore on 29 May and reported that all was well here, we worry about long-term effects of the oil spill and dispersants used. So it was a relief to see that the shore is still very much alive today! There were lots of tiny biscuit sea stars!

Checking up mangroves of Changi Creek for oil spill effects

There's a small patch of mangroves at Changi Creek that can be easily viewed from the nicely built walkway on the large road bridge over the Creek.
This morning, we had a quick look to see if the mangroves here were affected by the oil spill that hit Changi on 28 and 29 May.

Coral bleaching in the region

Today, The Star featured a report of extensive coral bleaching at Tioman on 5-7 Jun.

Photo from The Star 10 Jun.

“The cabbage corals, brain corals and staghorn corals have turned white,” said Kids Scuba director and scuba educator Syed Abdul Rahman Syed Hassan.

Oil spill at Changi East: What impact of dispersants?

Today a Straits Times article discusses the impact of disperants on marine life.

Dispersant applied at sea by the grey boat, soon after the accident.
The damaged orange tanker is in the background,
from Reuters videoclip 26 May 10;

According to the article "more than 30 tonnes of dispersant were used in the recent oil spill".

What are dispersants?

World Ocean Day

I can't do better than Chay Hoon's wonderful celebration of World Ocean Day. She has given the sea creatures a voice, literally! Check out her blog for all the cute animals and their pleas.Meanwhile, did you know your internet connection goes on mostly in the ocean?!

Open for booking: Chek Jawa intertidal walks Jul-Dec 2010

A special shore with lots of history and a wide range of things to see and do, low tide guided walks on Chek Jawa for Jul-Dec 10 is now available for online booking.

Oil spill spread and clean up: a summary

A little more than a week after the oil spill hit shores, the authorities have declared it cleaned up and that the waters at Changi and the East Coast have "returned to normal".
I've finally got a breather from field trips, and thought I should do a round-up of the spread of the oil slick and what was done to clean it up. In other posts, also how did the spill affect people, how will marine life be affected and can it happen again?

Oil spill: Effects on people

Fishermen were affected by the oil spill in Johor and Singapore. Mainly because the oil would gunk up their nets.

People fishing on Changi on 26 May,
two days before slick was reported on this shore.

I've finally got a breather from field trips, and thought I should do a round-up of the how the oil spill affected people. In other posts, also on the spread of the oil slick and what was done to clean it up, how the spill may affect wildlife and can it happen again?

Is it OK to fish and eat fish? What about our drinking water? Health effects?

In Singapore, OK

Oil spill: What long term effects on our marine life?

What do authorities and experts say about the environmental impact of the oil spill?

Ghost crab on oil slick, seen on Tanah Merah on 27 May.

I've finally got a breather from field trips, and thought I should do a round-up of the spread of the oil slick and what was done to clean it up. Also how did the spill affect people and can it happen again?

Oil spill: Can it happen again?

Can another spill happen again? Will we be ready for a big one?

A large Liquified Natural Gas ship passing the Chek Jawa beacon,
taken from the Chek Jawa boardwalk on 22 May.

I've finally got a breather from field trips, and thought I should do a round-up of the spread of the oil slick and what was done to clean it up. Also how did the spill affect people and how the spill may affect our marine life.

Shore lovers check up on Chek Jawa after the oil spill

Ordinary people continued to visit Chek Jawa and other shores affected by the oil slick. To document and share what they saw.
"Today I saw two Great-billed Herons on Chek Jawa, curling their necks in embrace. They stopped and embraced four times while walking together in the lagoon." Photo and story by Joseph Lai.

Here's a compilation of what has been shared, links also on the Oil Spill Facebook page