Coming soon! A pamphlet showcasing the amazing corals, seagrasses and mangroves that have settled naturally on the East Coast. Even at the doorstep of condos.
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New shores at East Coast Park
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And how these came from babies produced by Our Mother Shores, the vast natural shores in the west that continuously seed new life in our southern waters. From Tuas to Tanah Merah, and the smaller Southern islands in between.
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Mother Shores and how their babies seed the southern waters.
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10,000 copies are now being printed. The pamphlets will be given out free at talks, walks, exhibitions. If you would like copies to give out, do contact Ria Tan hello@wildsingapore.com.
More about Love Our Mother Shores.
The cover of the pamphlet highlights the corals growing on the seawalls at East Coast Park. While the back of the pamphlet outlines how each of us CAN make a difference. Links to more info are consolidated on wildsingapore's
Love Our Mother Shores page. As well as on
Nature Hungry.
You open the pamphlet to a map of the area affected by the 'Western Island' plan announced on 23 Aug 2026. It highlights that Our Mother Shores are old and irreplaceable: “Reefs at Pulau Hantu and Pulau Semakau are 8,000 years old. Corals that can be transplanted will not come close to what we now have. The 'Western Island' plan could impact the majority of Singapore’s remaining natural coral reefs.” Quoting Dr Huang Danwei, Director of the National Institute for Marine and Ocean Sciences, 25 Aug 2026. Also that Our Mother Shores are rich, despite reclamation since the mid-1970’s which buried many south-western reefs, adding 1,700ha. Reefs, vast seagrass meadows and untouched mangroves remain. With photos and inserts that highlight natural Pulau Semakau north and east, as well as Pulau Jong - the last unspoilt island.
The middle of the pamphlet features the Heart of our Mother Shores! Pulau Hantu is the only Mother Shore that the public can easily visit. Allowing regular people to explore the amazing reefs at low tide, to diving and snorkelling. Also, how Our Mother Shores are tough: “Reefs of Pulau Hantu, Pulau Semakau persist in the face of human activity. They recovered from global-scale coral bleaching events in 1998, 2010, 2016 and 2024." Quoting Dr Huang Danwei, Director of the National Institute for Marine and Ocean Sciences, 25 Aug 2026. Photos and inserts highlight dugong feeding trails, and mangroves settling naturally on seawalls at Pulau Hantu.
The last panel of the inside page explains how babies from Our Mother Shores spread out in the currents. From government data that shows how coral babies spread from during Mass Coral Spawning to settle in our southern waters. Including artificial structures on the mainland from Tuas to Tanah Merah. Also explaining how marine babies look nothing like adults. Just as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly, corals and marine life babies often look nothing like the adults. Born as tiny blobs and bits, they float in the currents. Before finally changing into their adult form when they settle down. Often on shores far away. Besides animal babies, seagrass seeds and mangrove seedlings also float away from Mother Shores. To settle on our southern islands and mainland shores, forming new mangroves and seagrass meadows.
The outside page gives glimpses of the amazing seagrasses and mangroves that have settled naturally on artificial shores in the shadow of Marina Bay Sands. And awesome reefs that settled at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and a 2.5 km long seawall from East Coast Area B to Marina Bay.
Can ‘Long Island’ become Singapore’s ‘Great Barrier Reef’?! Although ‘Long Island’ may destroy all existing regenerated corals, mangroves and seagrasses. Our Mother Shores in the west may make it possible for marine life to return eventually. As it did after the first reclamation in the 1970s. How exciting if we could watch a new reef settle on ‘Long Island’ naturally, for free, without planting! Uniquely Singapore!
The pamphlets will be given out free at talks, walks, exhibitions.
If you would like copies to give out, do contact Ria Tan hello@wildsingapore.com
More info and events on wildsingapore's
Love Our Mother Shores page. As well as on
Nature Hungry.
Can ‘Long Island’ become Singapore’s ‘Great Barrier Reef’?! Although ‘Long Island’ may destroy all existing regenerated corals, mangroves and seagrasses. Our Mother Shores in the west may make it possible for marine life to return eventually. As it did after the first reclamation in the 1970s. How exciting if we could watch a new reef settle on ‘Long Island’ naturally, for free, without planting! Uniquely Singapore!
