Mega fauna sightings: Sep - Nov 2020

Three sea turtles were at Seringat-Kias lagoon on 16 Nov 2020. More about the sightings here.

Sightings of dolphins, eagle rays and sharks were also shared during this period.

More sea turtle!

Dive Nut shared that sea turtle was spotted on 15 Oct at Pulau Hantu North. Video by James Costelloo. The turtle is described as a resident called "dude".

Have you seen sea turtles in and around Singapore? Perhaps while on a stroll by the sea, or while boating, kayaking, fishing or diving? Share your sightings in this survey to help Dr Zeehan Jaafar and her team identify areas where sea turtles (alive, injured, or dead) are encountered. So that we can all better understand these magnificent creatures!

More about sea turtles in Singapore.

Dolphin sightings

Evon Tan shared a video on 29 Nov about snorklers encountering wild dolphins in the artificial lagoon of Seringat-Kias (Lazarus Island). Here's a screen shot, the blue arrow pointing at the fin of a dolphin. 

Dolphins were also sighted in Southern waters 'near a beach', possibly on 12 Oct. More on in this mothership article. More about dolphins on Singapore shores.

MORE mega fauna

We have lots of wild sharks in our waters. Unfortunately, one was seen dead at Pulau Semakau by Vincent Choo on 19 Oct. We are not sure why it died, but the comments on this repost have some suggestions. More about sharks on Singapore shores.

A sighting of 5 eagle rays seen swimming off Labrador Park was shared on 6 Nov. More on mothership. 

Cuddlefish divers shared that they saw two eagle rays, sea turtles while diving Pulau Jong and St. John's Island on 25 Nov.

More about eagle rays in Singapore waters here.