01 January 2021

Mega fauna sightings (Dec 2020)

Dolphin overload in December! Dolphins were sighted at St John's Island, East Coast Park and even in a shipyard at Sembawang.
A sea turtle was seen off Keppel Bridge and sharks were documents hunting in shallow waters at Big Sisters Islands.

A sighting of wild dolphins leaping out of the water off St John's Island was shared on 3 Dec by the Marine Stewards. Taken from a kayak.


Wild dolphin spotted off East Coast Park on 27 Nov, shared by Marine Stewards. Taken from a kayak.


A sighting of two wild dolphins at Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard was shared on 7 Dec by the Marine Stewards, attributed to Mikaail Tee.


More about dolphins in Singapore.

A sea turtle was sighted off Keppel Bay bridge at Keppel island on 18 Dec 2020. From the comments, it appears this animal is regularly sighted here. Video by Xiao Tian.


More about sea turtles in Singapore.

On 18 Dec, black tipped reef sharks were seen hunting with the incoming tide. This is a common sighting for regular intertidal shore surveyors. Video shared by Vincent Choo.


More about sharks in Singapore.