marine and environmental musings of a Singaporean girl
The days are flying by so quickly I barely have had the time to write anything! I've spent most of the days really just catching up on all the fish identification, settling administrative stuff like medical checkups, trying to learn how to translate information about marine conservation to Mandarin for the Chinese guests (玳瑁海龟= Hawksbill... Continue Reading →
After so much hustle and bustle yesterday, today was a more chilled out day. I started off with the usual morning routine...collect food for the turtles, clean them down, change the tank water and then hand feeding the little ones. It's so rewarding to see the little ones eating each day! Hand feeding the turtles... Continue Reading →
One of the biggest problems faced by coral reefs in the Maldives is the predation of the crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster sp.). These starfish can wipe out vast areas of the coral reefs by feeding on the polyps, leaving a trail of dead coral behind them. Large crown of thorns sea stars have been observed... Continue Reading →
I FINALLY SCUBA DIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MALDIVES. And I also forgot to put the SD card in my camera so I have literally NO pictures of this. Today was my check dive to make sure I'm able to handle the usual SCUBA skills. Aru showed me during the dive where the rope... Continue Reading →
Things are about to start getting busy! I finally got talking to Steve about my research project and will have to start spending time on the computer soon...Won't say much about the specifics just yet, but I'm keen to be a part of the monitoring work that the group is doing. Steve made a really... Continue Reading →
I'm going to Male today! Or...so I thought! Was supposed to get my medical done at the doctor's but there was a mix up in the appointments and instead I spent two hours going back and forth on the boat. On the bright side (and I mean this literally cause the white sand really reflects... Continue Reading →
Banyan Tree is beautiful!!! As I was coming in from the ferry late at night, I saw about four or five black tip reef sharks in the shadow of the reef and stood in awe. The two Maldivians who picked me up from the ferry were not amused. Ali looked at me and said in... Continue Reading →
I finally made it to Maldives yesterday! As I was leaving Singapore, I took one final look at our coast and our seas, the large tankers looked like little pencils just stationed right there, completely surrounding our island. It's funny to think that I'm going from one island to another, and it shouldn't be all... Continue Reading →
The cerulean sea 