Baby corals, or coral fragments, will be reared in nurseries until they are large enough to be transplanted. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – In the nation’s most ambitious reef restoration to date, 100,000 corals will be progressively planted and grown in Singapore’s waters from 2024 to beef up the biodiversity of the waters and also protect coastlines from waves and storms.
The 100,000 corals project, spearheaded by the National Parks Board , and updates on Big Sister’s Island were announced by National Development Minister Desmond Lee on Monday at the opening of the fifth Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium at the National University of Singapore . Mr Lee added that the first few years will focus on growing capacity for coral cultivation, such as by expanding existing coral nurseries and exploring new methods to promote coral growth.
NParks is working alongside academic partners such as the St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory on this project, with the support of the Friends of Marine Park group.• Small Sister’s Island and Big Sister’s Island are part of the 40ha Sisters’ Islands Marine Park. There is up to an 80 per cent chance of El Nino occurring in 2023, with signs suggesting that conditions could develop between July and September.
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