At Changi, a group of about 90 individuals and four professors were left disappointed after a anticipated vacation to the tidal corridor there was cancelled.
” The kids were really excited and actually brought another pair of shoes to shift into. But we still decided to come as there was a plan B to exhibit them objects of sea animals instead”, a professor who declined to become named told CNA.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore ( MPA ), NEA, National Parks Board ( NParks ) and Singapore Food Agency ( SFA ) said in a joint statement that booms will be deployed at Chek Jawa Wetlands in Pulau Ubin as a precautionary measure to protect biodiversity-sensitive areas.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said in a Facebook post on Friday that the Public Utilities Board ( PUB) is closely monitoring seawater intakes for any abnormalities.  ,
SFA is even working with fish farms in the East Johor Islands to take precautionary measures and MPA said in a Facebook post on Thursday evening that it was in contact with the Johor Port Authority.