Kusu Island: City reefs of Singapore!

Kusu Island has amazing reefs and is one of the few locations where it is possible to take this kind of photo. A foreground of rich reefs with the city skyline on the horizon.

Also, this is only possible during a daylight super low tide, which seldom happens. Today was such a day! I spent most of it surveying the landscape around Kusu Island.

Beting Bronok still beautiful

We visit Beting Bronok, a submerged reef on our Northern shore, once a year. Just to see how it's doing.

This morning, I was delighted to see that Beting Bronok is still very much alive. Some parts of the shore are thick with sponges and other colourful soft corals and cnidarians.

Nudibranch motherlode at Changi

There are lots of nudibranchs even on Changi! Today, I came across a whole bunch of them, crammed together busy laying egg ribbons.

Together, the team covered a whole stretch of Changi as we spread out over this low spring tide. Lots of amazing sightings!

The weirdest marine creature I've seen

Today I came across this bizarre little creature at Changi. It's the weirdest thing I've so far.

It had a very hard body and was very firmly stuck to a rock, but a soft tube-like thing sticking out and squirting a tiny bit of water. Is it some animal living in a coral colony? Is it a slug?

Seahorse, nudis and more at Punggol Beach!

I saw a tiny seahorse clinging onto sea fans growing on the rocky shore of Punggol Beach! It's so well camouflaged at first I thought it was just a piece of rubbish.

A small team devotes this super low spring tide to explore a shore that we don't often visit. And are pleasantly surprised by nudibranchs and other colourful marine life.

More FREE June walks at Pasir Ris mangroves

Led by Rick Leong, the Mangrove Action Squad will be having their inaugural public walks at Pasir Ris mangroves in June!

Rick and his fellow Mang-rovers are passionate about mangroves!

Rick (left) and Dr Dan Friess sharing with kids
about mangroves at the recent Festival of Biodiversity.

They have lots of experience working non-stop on mangroves in the field and can share all kinds of insights about them.

Snakeless at Pasir Ris but still lots of fun!

Another great walk with families and kids at the Pasir Ris mangrove boardwalk with the Naked Hermit Crabs!

As usual, crabs are a great attraction for the kids. And there are LOTS of them at Pasir Ris mangroves!

9 Jun (Sat): FREE film screening of "OceanWorld"

Come for the free outdoor screening of OceanWorld! Experience the beauty of our oceans, be inspired to take action to save our seas.

Organised by WWF in celebration of World Oceans Day.

Clean up Pasir Ris on World Ocean Day!

Pasir Ris is afflicted with among the worst littering situations of our shores. Don't just get angry, do something! You CAN make a difference!

On 9 Jun (Sat) 8.30am join the International Coastal Cleanup Singapore effort to clean up this shore in celebration of World Ocean Day!

How to take good scientific specimen photos

I am greatly inspired by Dr Tan Heok Hui's talk about taking scientific specimen photos yesterday.

The principles seem easy, but a lot of hard work, talent and an artistic eye are involved in taking useful and beautiful specimen photos.