Very long driftnet at Tuas (27 Sep 11)

We came across a very very VERY long driftnet on Tuas today.

The small team tried our best to remove as much as we could.

Nets in the mangroves at Semakau (14 Aug 2011)

A small team headed to remove driftnets at the mangroves of Pulau Semakau this morning.

Andy is hard at work on the mangroves growing on the seawall. You can see the huge ropes that have gotten entangled in the mangrove trees here.

Pulau Semakau (25 Jun 2011)

A small team removed a long abandoned driftnet at Pulau Semakau today.

The net was 48m long when we measured it with the tape. But including the bunched up portions, it's probably about 50m long.

Pulau Semakau (28 May 2011)

Volunteers today removed a huge heavy duty net that washed ashore on Pulau Semakau.

It was a very large and heavy net! Back breaking work in the hot mid-day sun on a not-so-low tide.

Mandai mangroves (17 Apr 2011)

A small team check Mandai mangroves for abandoned nets on a very hot afternoon.

Pulau Semakau (9 Apr 2011)

A total of about 200m of abandoned driftnets and several traps were found at Pulau Semakau by a small team of nine volunteers.

The nine of us decided to split up into three teams so that we could thoroughly check three separate areas of Pulau Semakau for abandoned nets and traps.

Pulau Semakau (26 Mar 2011)

Finally, we remove the abandoned driftnet seen some time ago.

The team comprised four ladies, the tide was higher than expected, the net is very long. But as things turned out, we managed to get the job done almost effortlessly!