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Siti shares about seagrasses at Green Drinks
Last night, Siti shared about our awesome seagrasses! She spoke at Green Drinks, a monthly gathering organised by the tireless Olivia Choong.Siti covered all the important aspects of seagrasses, from...
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Chek Jawa (28 Oct 12)
The Team is back on Chek Jawa to monitor the amazing seagrass meadows there!They enjoyed a glorious evening at this special shore!The seagrass looks lush!Sadly, a long abandoned fishing net was found...
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2013 TeamSeagrass dates now open for sign up!
Ready for more seagrassy adventures? We're heading into Year Six of seagrass monitoring!Looking forward to MORE monitoring fun at Pulau Semakau, Chek Jawa and Cyrene Reef.What are some of the recent...
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Pulau Semakau (13 Nov 2012)
The Tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) are blooming today! With sprinkles of tiny male flowers floating on the water, often mistaken for styrofoam bits.A small team had a great cool day monitoring the...
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Labrador (14 Nov 2012)
My first time seeing the fruits of Spoon seagrass (Halophila ovalis)! The highlight of our monitoring trip to Labrador to check up on seagrasses there.Just as we started monitoring, the weather turned...
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Cyrene Reef (15 Dec 2012)
A small team monitored the seagrass meadows on Cyrene during a brief break in the wet weather, just before sunset.We quickly set up for the monitoring after a safe arrival. How are the seagrasses doing...
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Animals help pollinate and disperse seagrasses
Two recent studies reveal the role of marine creatures in pollinating seagrass flowers and dispersing their seeds!Male turtlegrass flower with invertebrate.Photo from article by Brigit van...
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Labrador (11 Jan 2013)
Pei Yan and I are back on Labrador to check up on the seagrasses here.Some parts of this beleaguered shore still has good growths of seagrasses and they were blooming!Alas, the weather turned ugly as...
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Chek Jawa (27 Jan 2013)
TeamSeagrass is back on shore for our first monitoring session of 2013!We enjoyed great weather, saw wild boar, dugong feeding trails and had a chance to check up on the health of Chek Jawa. We also...
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Berlayar Creek (9 Feb 2013)
The narrow stretch of seagrasses along the eastern edge of the Berlayar Creek boardwalk is still there!On a wet Lunar New Year Eve, Andy and I monitored this shore. Besides Spoon seagrasses, there were...
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Pulau Semakau (31 Mar 2013)
Well before sunrise, a team of dedicated volunteers gather for the first morning monitoring at Pulau Semakau!Photo by Sean Yap.Here's Siti giving the safety briefing to everyone.The Team arrive at...
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New website on Blue Carbon science and policy
Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses are some of the most productive on Earth. By storing ‘blue’ carbon from the atmosphere and oceans, they are an essential part of climate...
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Latest Seagrass-Watch magazine highlights threats to seagrasses
Seagrasses all around the world face many threats. These are highlighted in the latest magazine of Seagrass-Watch with beautiful photos and great information.Dredging, agricultural runoff, trawling,...
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Cyrene Reef with Seagrass-Watch (14 Apr 2013)
A wet and windy start to our first Cyrene Reef trip for 2013!But this didn't deter the rather large team that headed out early in the morning.The windy storm is probably a Sumatra, violent pre-dawn...
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Watching Seagrass Grow: Reflections of a Volunteer
Nor Aishah shares her journey with TeamSeagrass and why seagrasses are important. Nor Aishah in striped shirt briefing the team at Chek Jawa.Nor Aishah will be a familiar and reassuring figure to many...
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12 Jun (Wed): Talk on "Singapore’s Underwater Meadows" by Dr. Len McKenzie
Why are seagrasses important? And what is being done for seagrasses in Singapore? How does monitoring seagrass in Singapore contribute to understanding global changes?Len McKenzie and Rudi Yoshida of...
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TeamSeagrass Training Level 1, Day 1 (8 Jun 2013)
Dr Len McKenzie and Rudi Yoshida of Seagrass-Watch started the first of a series of training sessions for TeamSeagrass today.We learn all about seagrasses and have lots of fun too!Early in the morning,...
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TeamSeagrass Training Level 1, Day 2 (9 Jun 2013)
Dr Len McKenzie and Rudi Yoshida of Seagrass-Watch conducted the second session of Level 1 training for TeamSeagrass today.Len makes it fun to learn about seagrasses! Doing group work to think through...
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Sentosa (12 Jun 2013)
How are the seagrasses doing on Sentosa? Particularly after the installation of the massive blue drums as part of a 'security barrier'.I had a quick look as part of TeamSeagrass monitoring of this...
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Video clip of talk on "Singapore’s Underwater Meadows" by Dr. Len McKenzie
Thanks to Andy Dinesh, here's the video of the great introduction to seagrasses by Dr Len McKenzie of international Seagrass-Watch.Why are seagrasses important? How does monitoring seagrass help...
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