Why no Coral culturing in Singapore?

[solasido]

I am wondering, if Singapore has such variety of corals:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat64fish/sets/72157594364391590/

Why the gahmen never has initiative to aquaculture more type of corals here?

It is definitely something very good to have our own coral garden for research, education and tourism.

Is it because our sea water parameter or temperature not good enough?

[tqut]

I suspect the sea around SG is too polluted to sustain sps corals. We have one of the busiest ports in the world and with that many super tankers come to our shores every week. These tankers can dump loads of rubbish into sea, a sacrifice we have to make to have the busy...

Another reason can also be because the return on investment for such a venture is too low for business minded SG garment.

Just my thoughts

[solasido]

Heard that St. John Islands actually got nice beach and clean sea water.

And Chek Jawa got various LPS-es.

If culturing in the sea, only need regular monitoring because light, various elements and nutrient would have been from the sun and the sea itself.

Should be quite low cost.

I think if got MP or minister who is member of SgReefClub then may be they can push for it

[LittleBurger]

I am wondering, if Singapore has such variety of corals: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat64fish/sets/72157594364391590/'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat64fish/sets/72157594364391590/ Why the gahmen never has initiative to aquaculture more type of corals here? It is definitely something very good to have our own coral garden for research, education and tourism. Is it because our sea water parameter or temperature not good enough?

think water not salty enough. Garment also salty to pump money in.

[tropic]

No economic benefit I guess. What ever they have must generate $$$ for them. Sent from my Android using Tapatalk2

[KELVINx3]

what i think is singapore gahment is looking for $$ benefits else they won't invest. if they invest, most singaporean sure ^#^$%^@$ take our money go play play. but well they're always using our money

[allantang]

what i think is singapore gahment is looking for $$ benefits else they won't invest. if they invest, most singaporean sure ^#^$%^@$ take our money go play play. but well they're always using our money

$$ is the only " natural " resources singapore has. Without it, we will be very dead.

[Kakani]

_{$$ is the only " natural " resources singapore has. Without it, we will be very dead.}

_{I though only natural source is human they squeeze you dry}

[Terryz_]

The water is not in optimal condition to do aquaculture, because we are on reclamation land and the water is polluted due to all the harbour and port activity. The water at Chek Jawa is much cleaner as they are further from us and it is protected area. Culturing of LR might be feasible...

[Nitro]

I would like to correct some of the misconception that local SG seawater is not optimal to do aquaculture...

I've observed that from Chek Jawa to Woodlands mud flats and that at end of Lim Chu Kang, partially around the whole of Sentosa and even along some part of West Coast to the Keppel Bay Club area (near to Vivo), there are plenty of LPS, some SPS and various algae in these areas. Today I've even spotted 2 small clumps (baby's fist size) of brightly Sun Corals growing from the pontoon of the Keppel Bay Club where the leisure craft are moored. Sometime back in Oct/Nov 2011 when I was at Keppel Bay Club, I've also seen hard corals (SPS plates) growing out along those pontoons. Some are as huge as 30cm by 30cm.

So it's not really true that our local sea water is not good enuf rather it's that the focus and awareness of such LS ard SG (both on land and in the water) are not sufficient. Our culture is one that talks abt "monies and profit opportunities"... so all these talk abt Aqua-culturing and nature preservation are not really that "important" to the authorities. Unless these items can bring in the "big cash flow" if not, no one is really going to care abt them.

Oh BTW, it was also my first time to see a super big sea urchin (in the wild) clinging on the sea wall outside the Caribbean condo. It's size is really as huge as 30cm in diameter... not kidding.

[MarcoVan]

I would like to correct some of the misconception that local SG seawater is not optimal to do aquaculture...

I've observed that from Chek Jawa to Woodlands mud flats and that at end of Lim Chu Kang, partially around the whole of Sentosa and even along some part of West Coast to the Keppel Bay Club area (near to Vivo), there are plenty of LPS, some SPS and various algae in these areas. Today I've even spotted 2 small clumps (baby's fist size) of brightly Sun Corals growing from the pontoon of the Keppel Bay Club where the leisure craft are moored. Sometime back in Oct/Nov 2011 when I was at Keppel Bay Club, I've also seen hard corals (SPS plates) growing out along those pontoons. Some are as huge as 30cm by 30cm.

So it's not really true that our local sea water is not good enuf rather it's that the focus and awareness of such LS ard SG (both on land and in the water) are not sufficient. Our culture is one that talks abt "monies and profit opportunities"... so all these talk abt Aqua-culturing and nature preservation are not really that "important" to the authorities. Unless these items can bring in the "big cash flow" if not, no one is really going to care abt them.

Oh BTW, it was also my first time to see a super big sea urchin (in the wild) clinging on the sea wall outside the Caribbean condo. It's size is really as huge as 30cm in diameter... not kidding.

Thank you bro for your correction. I too saw that stretch of biodiversity and was impressed by it. Sometimes you get jellyfishes.

Nonetheless back to topic, it is not true as well that our waters cannot culture corals. Our waters are rich with microalgae and if want to, we can do it. However it might not yield the kind of colours we want because of the lack of light penetrating deep depths and with shipping routes criss-crossing all our water channels, it is hard to decide a good and safe culture ground.

However I cannot not say that this area of marine expertise has been reviewed and taken note by our government and they are looking into areas where we can advance, create a market of sorts and expand our economy.

[Firestarter]

Bro Nitro, thanks for sharing on the marine diversity in our local waters.

But I think its better to leave out the specific areas or parts of SG that you've seen them because there will be people who will collect them for their own interests.

[Evolutionz]

my uncle used to told me his friend who keep marine collect his corals from changi area when tide is low. don't know true anot.

[Nitro]

Well all those areas that I'be mentioned thus far does not permit easy collection of wild corals n LS as they r either within protected area or private estates. Which in a way is good cuz indirectly these will allow wild corals n LS to flourish!