The Semakau Project in the newspapers 17 November 2008
Posted by cat64fish in Land-lubber.Tags: marine conservation, Pulau Semakau
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I read with interest the big splash in the newspapers about Project Semakau, which was linked on the Wild Singapore site.
Semakau has had an interesting history – from fishing village, to refuge for Indonesian fishermen (back in the day when entering another nation’s territorial waters wasn’t that big a deal), and now, a “land anchor” for the Semakau Landfill.
I hope that the Semakau Project will not ignore the previous biodiversity work that had been done at Semakau, which includes:
- its reefs, past and present;
- the controversial New Scientist paper, and my comments on it, and my eternal hope that the reporters will write clearly about Semakau and distinguish between the Landfill and the natural island;
- some photos that I took at Semakau (but no where near as prolific as Ria’s).
- Team Seagrass’s work on the seagrass meadows at Semakau
I also hope that the Semakau Project takes note of the various groups and individuals (many of them on my blogroll) that have already put in time and effort on spreading the conservation message about our shores.
Here’s wishing them all the best in their efforts!
Wildfacts on WildSingapore website 5 November 2008
Posted by cat64fish in Land-lubber.Tags: computers and internet
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A massive flood of information on marine critters on the WildSingapore website. A must read, see what Ria has to say about developing the site, then go take a look at the site itself and offer your suggestions on how it can be improved.
Well done and congrats, Ria!!
