You can be volunteers for either programmes, ranging from hands-on investigation which will require diving certificate, to simple jobs like managing booths in exhibitions.

Singapore's first Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey! (by NParks)

Spanning three years, this huge effort aims to survey all our mudflats, intertidal areas, coral reefs and even the sea bed of Singapore! The first surveys are expected to start Aug 2010, when NParks will also launch an official website for the Comprehensive Marine Biodivesity Survey How can ordinary people volunteer help? Volunteers are needed for these tasks

The volunteers involved in Project Driftnet hope to document the various types of organisms trapped within abandoned gill and trammel nets and fish traps along the coasts of Singapore.

This small-scale study aims to document:
a) location of the abandoned nets and traps;

b) the variety and types of nets and traps used and abandoned; and

c) organisms trapped within the nets and traps.

"We hope the data gathered will help better understand the impact abandoned driftnets and contribute towards better management of their use on our shores."

"Seagrass-Watch is the largest scientific, non-destructive, seagrass assessment and monitoring program in the world. Since it started in 1998 in Australia, it now covers 18 countries and 165 sites.

Seagrass-Watch aims to raise awareness of seagrass ecosystems and provide an early warning of major coastal environment changes. Seagrass-Watch monitoring efforts are vital in tracking global patterns in seagrass health, assess human impacts and support responsive management of seagrass areas. To protect the valuable seagrass meadows along our coasts, everyone must work together."