Return to Mandai mangroves

Beautiful Mandai mangroves! I'm back for the first time since I broke my foot, and my first attempt to try to survey in soft mud.

Thanks to Sivasothi and Delicia for letting me join the Marine trash sampling exercise at Mandai today. Kwan Siong also checked on the Berembang at Woodlands Town Park, and it's crown had fallen over. Oh dear.

Dredging at Changi Creek Jan-Jun 2015

Changi Creek will be dredged for 6 months next year. This will probably stir up the sea bottom and silt up the surrounding areas including some of our favourite Changi shores.

I took this photo in Mar 2008 of the large equipment used to dredge the narrow mouth of Changi Creek.

AVA takes action on large marine trash washed up at Sungei Buloh

Did this large orange box painted with the number 12 come from a nearby fish farm?

Photo by Solomon Anthony.

Were the numbers on the box spray painted by AVA? In Jan 2014, there was a media report that AVA explained that it sprayed farm “items that tend to fall in the sea” including “container drums, sofas, television sets and refrigerators”.

Photo by the New Paper.

I wrote to AVA about the orange box and received prompt replies.

Exploring Singapore's city mangroves: Berlayar Creek

Despite a heavy downpour, these valiant folks gathered yesterday to explore a mangrove next to a MRT station. Yes, only in Singapore! At Labrador MRT station to check out Berlayar Creek.

Thanks to the visitors, especially the youngest, for spotting awesome critters in this city mangrove!