Dredge survey turns up astonishing marine life!

What lives at the bottom on our sea bed? To find out, the Survey dredged right in front of of our container terminals.

Photo by Rene Ong.

An astonishing variety of amazing marine life can be found here! Thanks to photos shared by Rene and Sam on facebook, we have a glimpse of what they found and how a dredge is conducted.

Join the Bivalve Workshop (23-27 Jul)

Boggled by bivalves? Learn about Singapore's fascinating clams at this Workshop! Ordinary people can join as day participants. Registration closes 15 Jul. The day lecture programme is now available.

The intriguing Hammer oyster is a bivalve!

Dr Tan Koh Siang of the Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore will be conducting a Workshop: Introduction to Tropical Bivalves on 23-27 July, 2012.

Mega Marine Survey at the Festival of Biodiversity (26-27 May)

The Survey team and volunteers were at the Festival of Biodiversity to share with ordinary people about the amazing marine biodiversity that we have discovered so far!

Thanks to Rene Ong, here's some photos of the responses to our finds!

Pasir Ris (11 May 2012)

The early hour didn't deter these volunteers from turning up for yet another adventurous mudflat survey, this time at Pasir Ris. Kwan Siong is now the lead officer at NParks and he kicks off the session with a briefing.

All photos by Rene Ong

Thanks to Rene Ong, we get a glimpse of what happened.

Changi Creek (12 Apr 2012)

Another team of dedicated volunteers turned up for an early morning survey of the mudflats at Changi Creek.

All photos by Rene Ong

Thanks to Rene Ong, we get a glimpse of what happened. It sure was a glorious blue-sky day!

How can we tell if a fish is a new species?

This little goby may be a new species. New not just to Singapore, but to science! This find highlights the importance of our efforts at the Mega Marine Survey!

Photo by Dr Tan Heok Hui

It also shows that even boring, similar-looking animals might be entirely different species! Here's more about how gobies are identified, and why it is important to take the specimen. Photos are not enough to identify many kinds of marine life.

Second Mega Marine Survey Volunteers' Dialogue

What have we found? What exciting activities are ahead? And how can ordinary people participate?

This morning, volunteers of the Mega Marine Survey gathered to find out from Dr Tan Koh Siang. Rene, as usual, is busy taking photos of everything.