Survey digs up 100 species!

Thanks to Grace Chua of the Straits Times, the Survey is in the news with a report of how we have uncovered 100 species, some are new to Singapore or to science, even though we are only one-third through the project!

Among the featured creatures is this anemone which we found deep into the mudflats of Lim Chu Kang. This bumpy, warty sea anemone so new to science, it does not even have a scientific name yet. We have fondly nicknamed it Bill and we've seen it at other locations in Singapore too.

Sungei Cina (21 Jan 2012)

It's the Eve of the Eve of the Lunar New Year, but this didn't deter volunteers from making time for another mudflat survey!

We gather at the new Woodlands Waterfront Park. Fortunately surveying is not depicted as one of the suspicious activities that requires a call to the authorities! Haha.

New lab sessions for sign up: Jan-Jul 2012

Your help is needed in the laboratory to sort out what we have found on our surveys! You do not need to have any training to join us in these sessions, there will be staff to guide you in the labs.

As Dr Tan Koh Siang showed during a Dialogue Session, we often have to take a much closer look to identify what we have found. So far, only 10% of our finds have been sorted out! Volunteers are needed to sort out invertebrates, fishes and tiny creatures. Here's what happens at a lab session.

New survey dates for sign up: Jan-Jun 2012

Join us for our mudflat surveys at Seletar, Sungei Cina, Pasir Ris and Changi Creek!

Get muddy, have fun and make a difference for our marine biodiversity! Jonathan also says that apart from these sessions, there will be more which will be announced in the following weeks. These will include surveys on offshore islands such as Pulau Semakau and St. John's Island and also indoor lab sessions where you will take a close up look at the marine animals collected.

Latest dates available for sign up:

Pulau Ubin (11 Nov 2011)

It poured cats and dogs just as our trip was about to start!

But the rain eased as we headed out for yet another trip to Pulau Ubin. What will we find today?

Pulau Semakau (10 Nov 2011)

A small team of volunteers head out to Pulau Semakau on a hazy afternoon to sample another patch of mudflats here.

The team already worked on another part of Semakau on an earlier trip. What can we find in this new location?

Pulau Semakau (9 Oct 2011)

A new 'overseas' destination for the volunteers! This time it's the mudflats of Pulau Semakau! A large group of volunteers head out to find out what's there.

Rene Ong once again shares lots of photos of the muddy happenings there!