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OUR STORY

Marine Stewards Singapore Limited is a non-profit organisation founded in 2019 that seeks to make marine conservation mainstream and accessible in Singapore.

It started when ocean lover Sue Ye noticed a sustained decline in fishing catch rates, and brought together representatives of the fishing industry as well as academia and government bodies to promote sustainable fishing practices in Singapore. These efforts resulted in Singapore's first set of sustainable fishing guidelines and Fish ID cards.

The group has since expanded its marine conservation efforts to encompass Biodiversity, Habitats and Pollution threats to our ocean. Our citizen science programme resulted in a new biodiversity record created of the Anomalorhiza shawi jellyfish in Singapore waters, and also uncovered illegal sales of the critically endangered shovelnose ray in local wet markets.

Marine Stewards is also represented at engagement sessions with various government agencies. With its members and volunteers, Marine Stewards runs conservation programmes across a range of popular sea sports, with the aim of bridging the gap between sea sports enthusiasts and marine conservation research. Today, we have grown to a following of over 8,000 people on Facebook and 100+ paid members.

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