wildfilms: Labrador Nature Reserve: after the construction

I was back on Labrador today for the first time after the removal of the cofferdam and end to construction on the beach.

What a wonderful surprise to see the Toddycats on a shore exploration!

Justin was leading a very enthusiastic and eager group of students.
Shore Maestro Siva was sharing about crabs with another group.
While the irrepressible Oi Yee led another group further down the shore.Despite the pressures that the shores faced over the last year, there is still amazing marine life to thrill ordinary people. The seagrasses are still doing alright. With lots of Spoon seagrasses (Halophila ovalis) and Sickle seagrass (Thalassia hemprichii).As well as colourful seaweeds. The rocky shore was also covered with little snails.
An in a pool of water, were these lively little Crescent perch (Terapon jarbua).
Here's a closer look at these fishes.
But how is the shore doing now? Compared to the sad situation in Dec 07? (see Labrador Nature Reserve: Trashed?)

Well the big triangular concrete slab near the entrance at the seawall has been removed.

photo taken on 12 Dec 07

photo taken today (8 Mar 08)

Except for the small triangular portion that was at the tip of the slab. Hopefully the seagrasses will grow back over the area where it was.

The big rectangular slabs have been removed .

photo taken on 12 Dec 07

photo taken today (8 Mar 08).

Except for this portion.

The pile of large concrete pillars have been removed.

photo taken on 12 Dec 07

photo taken today (8 Mar 08)

And trash no longer seems to pile up in the corner, although there is still a fair amount of trash there.

This area is covered in a thick layer of fine silt, with black smelly silt underneath that comes up when you step into it.

photo taken today (8 Mar 08).

The cofferdam has been removed.

photo taken on 12 Dec 07

photo taken today (8 Mar 08)

The vast amount of gravel is probably there to stay.

Some of the trash on the high shore where the cofferdam was has been removed.

photo taken on 12 Dec 07

photo taken today (8 Mar 08)

But most of the trash is still there. As well as the deities, which are still very well kept.

And what about the green fencing that was stashed into the natural hole in the cliff?

photo taken on 12 Dec 07

What a surprise, there's a pile of rocks blocking the hole now!

photo taken today (8 Mar 08)

We had a hard time moving a few of the rocks to look inside the hole, and what do we see inside?

The green fencing is STILL THERE!

We have to wonder about people who will expend energy to pile up rocks to conceal trash, instead of removing the trash...hmmm....

Past where the cofferdam was, the shore was strewn with dead corals.

A closer look...

We can only wonder what has happened to the corals that are underwater.

More works are ongoing near Labrador with reclamation at Sentosa and just next to Labrador works are ongoing for massive reclamation for the extension of the Pasir Panjang container terminal.