Jun 14, 2013

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 protect marine ecosystems? And lots more!


Jun 12, 2013

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 shore.


Jun 9, 2013

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 some of the issues. Here's the winners at listing and ranking the importance of seagrasses.


Jun 8, 2013

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!

Jun 7, 2013

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 Seagrass-Watch guiding
TeamSeagrass monitoring on Pulau Semakau in 2007.
Find out at this special talk by Len McKenzie of international Seagrass-Watch who has been patiently guiding TeamSeagrass from the beginning.


May 5, 2013

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 regulars as she is now the main Seagrass Explainer, giving the pre-monitoring briefings for our trips. Here's Nor Aishah's story, and some parts she didn't quite highlight.