Punggol Intertidal walk - Join the Green Movement

[cdckjn]

Punggol Intertidal Walk 25 Jul 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VPvQCMIWds

Me and two of my colleagues met in the early morning to catch the morning low tide and were we rewarded. The low tide that day was super low at the Punggol beach. It was so low that the jetty was nearly all exposed and there was the sponges growing on it. The beach was covered with sea grass = marine life is supported by these greenery.

we found a kuda sea horse and even a greenish file fish. These were released after photography. We also found lots of flower crabs. Further down we found carpet anemones and sea urchins. The highlight was that we found a orange sponge crab near to a sea anemone. There were also lots of brittlestars feeding in the slit and mud banks.

After this trip, I am sure now that marine life near Singapore shores are very much alive and that we should do our little part to try to conserve our environment. We should reduce, reuse and recycle. Of course for us as reefers, we should be careful not to harm or support the careless harvesting of corals or sea life. We should practice responsible reefing.

Thanks for reading.

Any one else who wish to visit the Punggol Beach for a intertidal walk can PM me so that if the next low tide is ok, then we all can go.

[oceanviper]

Hi bro....
May I know what time did you reached there?

[cdckjn]

On the 25 Jul, I was there with my friends early in the morning, before the dawn breaks.

[mh3400]

bro , when will be the next walk ?

[cdckjn]

According to the Tide Tables, we can possibly go on the 8th Aug as the low tide is on Sat about 6 to 7am. This time the tide is only 0.3m instead of the -0.3 on the 25 Jul.

So I think we will stil get to get something on the beach. As I am not a "qualified" guide, you can tag along. But I think I can cope with a few people (a group about 8 people) - some of my colleaques are already interested after the video I have shown them so if you want I can still tag you along.

[BullTerrier]

According to the Tide Tables, we can possibly go on the 8th Aug as the low tide is on Sat about 6 to 7am. This time the tide is only 0.3m instead of the -0.3 on the 25 Jul.

So I think we will stil get to get something on the beach. As I am not a "qualified" guide, you can tag along. But I think I can cope with a few people (a group about 8 people) - some of my colleaques are already interested after the video I have shown them so if you want I can still tag you along.

Thanks for the video bro. Sorry if I hijack your thread to ask what video editing software did you used to edit and compress the video for youtube. Loved the quality and resolution.

[Sunstorm]

Judging by the quality, I'll say it's Windows Movie Maker.

[cdckjn]

actually this video is my first Youtube posting. I use a Creative Vado for video capture. the Vado is actually meant for directly posting to Youtube. So I used Window Movie maker to combine the few videos into a continuous one with subtitling to post to Youtube.

[Bomberboy92]

wow.. so there are some naturalists among us...keep up the research eh

[cdckjn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULSD62iIT3w

This was an early walk that I took. This walk was conducted in Palau Semakau - Singapore's landfill island. Do a google search on Palau Semakau for more details. It was an eye-opener to see so much marine life there is located in Singapore - being a very busy sea port. The amount of corals there is also amazing!

Thanks for viewing!

[Sunstorm]

How do you get to Semakau? It's an offshore island. You mean you can charter a boat?

[cdckjn]

You should join one of those National Parks Tours that certain groups organised to go. NParks only allow certain numbers of people per time to visit the place during low tides. I was lucky to have a friend who had lobang, he booked then cannot go so pass the opportunity to my friend, then we tag along. The whole thing costed me $50+. But it was well worth the experience.

How do you get to Semakau? It's an offshore island. You mean you can charter a boat?