Singapore fights to save coral

Singapore fights to save coral

SINGAPORE (AP): Professional and volunteer divers are trying to save five types of hard coral by moving it from Singapore's Southern Islands before a land reclamation project begins in October, a newspaper reported yesterday.

The divers are hoping to salvage 20 percent of the coral around Pulau Seringat, by moving and replanting it off the coast of Sentosa Island, near the main island of Singapore, The Straits Times reported.

About 90 percent of the coral already moved have survived, but only the five hardiest types are being transported, the paper said.

The S$15,000 Singapore (US$10,000) rescue operation is funded by Underwater World Singapore, which is one of the tourist attractions on Sentosa Island.