13/09/2026
🐏 Shaun the Sheep : Nudibranch of Costasiella genus
📸 Paula Suszko
📰 A wealthy city-state and a global business and logistics hub, Singapore is typically associated with forests of skyscrapers surrounded by beautiful, but heavily manicured, nature. Most divers in Southeast Asia plan their trips to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, countries that lie in the very heart of the Coral Triangle and offer crystal-clear waters and extraordinary marine biodiversity.
🇸🇬 Singapore is frequently overlooked, and even many local divers will prefer a weekend in Tioman (Malaysia) over a half-day trip to nearby domestic dive sites.
📰 Read more on : Underwater360 | Divers’ Digest
In the Shadow of Skyscrapers: Singapore’s Underwater Treasures
by Serene Pek Paula Suszko
🌊 Pseudobiceros hymanae flatworm 📸 Paula Suszko
🤿 Diving opportunities in this island nation are indeed limited. Of the 64 islands belonging to Singapore, underwater exploration is permitted in only a few places. The main obstacle is the difficult conditions. Singapore is one of the busiest transshipment ports in the world – a gigantic, global gateway through which hundreds of massive container ships pass daily.
🏝️ Dredging works in the shipping lanes, proximity to heavy industry, and ongoing land reclamation projects mean that underwater visibility rarely exceeds three metres, and very often drops to a metre or less. Singapore experiences predominantly mixed semi-diurnal tides, meaning the two daily high and low tides are of unequal heights. Furthermore, tidal waves from the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca converge in Singapore’s waters, generating constant fast-moving currents.
📰 Read more on : Underwater360 | Divers’ Digest
In the Shadow of Skyscrapers: Singapore’s Underwater Treasures
by Serene Pek Paula Suszko
🐢 Critically endangered hawksbill turtle 📸 Paula Suszko
🧐 Still, where there is water, there will always be diving enthusiasts. As such, Singapore has a small but thriving diving community. For those who are not afraid of limited visibility and some current, many hidden critters await underwater: crustaceans, cephalopods, and nudibranchs, and sometimes even sha
