With kind permission and company of NParks friends, we surveyed this
interesting shore next to Labrador MRT station with mangroves, rocky shore, seagrass meadows and sandy shores!
Today, a small team checked it out. The seagrasses are doing well, but it seems a little quiet with fewer animals seen compared to our surveys in
Oct 2021 and
Nov 2020.
Seagrasses are growing lush near the Labrador seawall and all along the boardwalk.
There are lush patches also at the entrance to Marina at Keppel Bay.
At the water line, there are dense growths of seagrasses all the way to the Marina.
There were still many
Haddon's carpet anemones. And even one
Pore hard coral. Some sponges and a small clump of zoanthids.
Spoon seagrass (with tiny and large leaves) are still growing. The patch of
Tape seagrass has long leaf blades and had female flowers.
There are slivers of rocky shore here near the boardwalk. As usual, the rocks were covered with lots of snails. I saw many
Lightning dove snails,
Turban snails and
Top shell snails. I also saw a Giant carpet anemone, the rare
Cryptic sea star,
Belongkeng snail and
Giant top shell snail.
The sandy shores may look lifeless but take a closer look to spot tell tale signs of buried animals. Like little crabs, large worms. I also saw many small swimming crabs among the waves, while there were some live moon snails and their egg capsules (sand collars). But I didn't see any
Common sea stars or live
Cake sand dollars.
I came across an abandoned fishing net that was so old it was well encrusted with seaweeds. No animals were trapped in it. There were still lots of golf balls littering the shore. We cleaned up some of them.
Our team split up so that some could survey Labrador at the same time. Their finds are compiled in a separate blog post. Thanks to NParks for permission to survey the shore. Special thanks to Boxin and Pin Chong for looking after us and for taking care of these precious shores.
What is the fate of Labrador and Berlayar Creek?Although it's not clear whether Labrador and Berlayar Creek are slated for reclamation in the
Long-Term Plan Review, massive reclamation is planned for areas nearby.
