by Abriel | Sep 8, 2017 | 2017, Life Below Water
Sea salt around the world has been contaminated by plastic pollution, adding to experts’ fears that microplastics are becoming ubiquitous in the environment and entering our food chain via the salt in our diets. New studies have shown that tiny particles have been...
by Abriel | Sep 8, 2017 | 2017, Life Below Water
One of the world’s largest marine protection areas has been created off the coast of Easter Island. The Rapa Nui marine park will protect at least 142 endemic marine species, including 27 threatened with extinction. Apex predators found in the conservation zone...
by Abriel | Jun 17, 2017 | 2017, Life Below Water
Ms Toh Chay Hoon, who has volunteered with the National Parks Boards for over 13 years, has discovered a new species of coral mimic crab and about 10 new records of sea slugs during her volunteering journey. Whenever she spots a species that looks unfamiliar, Ms Toh...
by Abriel | Jun 16, 2017 | 2017, Life Below Water
In the past three weeks, 3,000 pledged to say “no” to shark’s fin on the WWF-Singapore website (World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore). Yet, as many still view shark’s fin as a part of their culture and tradition, the dish continues to be an emotional...
by Abriel | Jun 9, 2017 | 2017, Life Below Water
At United Nations (UN) oceans summit in New York, delegates from China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines said they would step up efforts to halt the flow of millions of tonnes of plastic waste into the oceans, the BBC reported. UN officials praised the...
by Abriel | Jun 8, 2017 | 2017, Life Below Water
20 divers collected more than 72kg of trash in 45 minutes at Sisters’ Islands Marine Park on World Oceans Day, such as metal nails, a discarded trolley, and an old boat battery among others. The information on trash collected from the clean-up was uploaded onto...
