Sat 8th Sept was the first day for the annual International Coastal Cleanup Singapore event.
As volunteers headed out all over Singapore's coastline and mangroves, some were on Ubin to do their bit for Ubin's shores as well.
It was a great morning to go to Ubin. Clear skies and fresh air.
Alas, just off the jetty, there was a familiar sight. Someone had recently dumped a net, no, two fishnets on the rocks near the jetty. Perhaps the owners had known that a cleanup of the beach area was scheduled for the 8th.
Disposal of unwanted nets by abandoning them on the coast is not new to Ubin. This has been going on for years, if not decades. Ubin's shores especially the Southern shore facing mainland Singapore have been used as a dumping ground for unwanted fishing nets used by sampan fishermen as well as fishfarm or 'kelong' nets. There are many many such nets lining Ubin's Southern coast. There are even some places on the Southern coast where fishfarms have abandoned large pontoon sections on the beach...left to the waves and time.
Find out more about the :
- abandoned fishnet problem : Project Driftnet
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