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Major alert: Coral bleaching in Singapore ’s shallow areas rises to 40%, scientists on stand-by for impacts from oil spill SINGAPORE : Coral bleaching in Singapore has worsened amid high sea-surface temperatures, with about 40 per cent of reefs in the shallow waters of the Southern Islands appearing weak and white, said marine biologists.
Researchers from St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory observed that the extent of bleaching doubled to around 40 per cent in June, at the same time the oil from the spill spread to the beaches and waters of St John’s, Lazarus and Kusu islands. Most of Singapore’s intact coral reefs are found in the southern waters.
The majority of Singapore’s corals are found no deeper than 6m underwater, and this covers the intertidal zones and shallow waters. For sea-surface temperatures around Singapore, the highest average monthly figure is usually 30.5 deg C. Since June 16, the temperatures at St John’s Island were between 31.78 deg C and 30.69 deg C.
Dr Tanzil is relieved that the June 14 incident happened when tides were moderately low with only the higher shoreline exposed. The corals mostly remained submerged and escaped the oily sludge, since oil floats on water.
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