International Coastal Cleanup Singapore

Made in Singapore
a glimpse of marine life in our waters.

The hazards that marine wildlife face daily are reflected by a single day of cleanup in 2002. Volunteers around the world collected more than 1.6 million cigarette filters, 1.1 million bags and food wrappers, almost 500,000 caps and lids, 48,000 pieces of fishing line, 26,000 pieces of fishing nets, 71,000 balloons, 82,000 pieces of plastic sheeting or tarps, and 40,000 six-pack rings.

Along Singapore shores, some 2,000 volunteers collected and counted more than 66,000 items weighing more than 6 tonnes in just 90 minutes!

Sea turtles often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish - a favoured food. Fishing line or other debris that is wrapped around fins or flippers can cause circulation loss and eventual amputation as the animal grows, or worse, strangulation. In Singapore, researchers and rangers have released crabs, snakes and birds from entanglement during field trips.

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Marine life in Singapore?

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Photos by Ria Tan & NUS DBS Marine Biology Lab