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Nemo dat Labrador
Went down to Labrador on Sunday for a look to see what might be still there.Was happy to see a family of four wading around in booties exploring the shore. I went over to the wall of steel to see what...
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little knobby sea star @ labrador
Was at labrador on Saturday 13Oct when I noticed that it was a low tide. Despite not having proper footwear, I walked on careful not to step into the deeper puddles.I almost missed this little red...
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Coral? upped, dead and muddy
Labrador - Sunday night 14 Oct - before the nemo dat was seen saw the passing of a large coral(?) of some type (anyone know what it is from the picture??). It was overturned and rather heavy. It seemed...
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once upon a brittle star...
Was out at Changi Beach on 01 October 2007 and saw quite a few Brittle Stars.This one was reactive to the light from the torch. It's amazing to see how they move!more info :...
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a Changi octopus encounter
30 Oct 07 - Managed to catch a low tide at Changi after going back early from work for a change.Also met with Mr & Mrs L... (who i met briefly with their kids at Labrador before I spotted the...
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Team Seagrass @ Cyrene 26Oct2007
a very short (and somewhat incomplete) primer on seagrassing...showing the all important 50m tape measure, quadrat, nice people with soggy feet collecting data, hydrophobic Enhalus seagrass male...
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synaptic cucumber @ cyrene
Was plodding along Cyrene and came across this unusual sea cucumber...a synaptic sea cucumber looking for food. It's actually feather-light as it fills itself up with seawater to give it some shape. If...
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Marine Litter at Labrador 1
Here's a short clip on marine litter seen floating in at Labrador Park on 11Nov2007.The only natural thing was a coconut. The sea has become our bottomless garbage pit. There is just soooo much plastic...
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Labrador Mangrove/Berlayar Creek Bay
Managed to get the boss to let me use a little hard-earned off-time to rush off to Labrador Park today. The tidetable showed a 0.3m tide at about 6.15pm. Same as the day before when RT and SK were...
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Labrador Mangrove/Berlayar Creek Bay 25Nov2007
Facing Pulau Keppel. I wonder where this pipe came from? Was it left behind or did it come from the other end of Labrador where the seacils were deposited. It looks more like a sanitation pipe though....
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A 'remora'ble escape & an eel 'death-by-baking' @ Tanjung Berlayar - 16Dec2007
Another wonderful day at Labrador Park and it's great new park extension.The video speaks for itself. The Remora was caught by rod much like the sign on the railing.The video was shot at the Tanjung...
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Labrador - hope & rebirth..... and waiting
A Christmas day surprise.... the cofferdam walls are coming down!But there is sooooo much debris..... I hope MPA and their main contractor do a good cleanup job! (hint : remove all foreign objects). I...
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Legislation which may be applicable to the dumping at Labrador's intertidal...
PARKS & TREES ACTRestricted activities in respect of trees, plants, etc., in national parks and nature reserves8. —(1) No person shall, except with the approval of the Commissioner granted under...
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Ghost Traps - carry on trapping and killing : (
"Ghost" traps on reefs are killing machinesLink here :http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071229/SPORTS06/712290454/1002/SPORTS
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turtle terror @ labrador
A young couple came by whilst the Labrador spirit tormented the buoy. The new high fence was no match for the chap carrying a plastic (which i later found out to be filled with 2 turtles) bag.The chap...
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Last sunset of 2007 for Labrador
It was a magnificient sunset at Labrador for the last day of 2007.What a wonderful place to be for the last sunset!Let's hope 2008 will be a better year for Labrador Park.May all park visitors...
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Chek Jawa's Great Fishnet Graveyard
Clearing of fish nets at Chek Jawa. These are nets which have been left behind by former kampung residents or by fishermen or both. A Quick estimate : about 20 nets (at least) within a 50m stretch of...
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Marine rubbish .. .the problem is getting bigger....and bigger.
The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to...
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over-indiscriminate fishing?
Friday 21st March 2008 - came across a group of rod/line fishermen surveying their catch from the night before...Note the size of the stingrays...rather small (about 20cm across) ...perhaps...
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West Coast fishing - 7 bags full and scubatanks even
Was at WCP and saw a group of fishermen sharing an amazing catch... they had an assortment of fish and about 10 huge cuttlefish (rugby ball sized). They must have caught about 100 fish.Wasn't able to...
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West Coast Park beach
West Coast Park has re-opened the beach access after a long long wait.The beachfront is actually in three sections, two of which are divided by a pier looking out at the RSYC berths and the Poly...
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abandoned fish trap @ semakau 07Feb2009
long abandoned fish trap @ semakau 07Feb2009 from BeachBum on Vimeo.Came across this long abandoned fish trap on the reef edge. The reef and seagrass lagoon should not be a place to dump unwanted...
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