Comments on: Ecological Research Being Conducted http://www.pulauhantu.org/ecological-research-being-conducted/ A celebration of marine life Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David Trimble http://www.pulauhantu.org/ecological-research-being-conducted/#comment-2993 David Trimble Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:15:03 +0000 http://www.pulauhantu.org/ecological-research-being-conducted/#comment-2993 As a regular diver around Pulau Hantu I agree with your concerns regarding the lack of information concerning the reason for the research. I've dived a number of times with Hantu Bloggers and I have also dived Pulau Hantu with other dive operators. In addition I am in the process of organizing regular weekend dives with my local dive club. Each time I dive Pulau Hantu I always find something new of interest, as well as the “standard” favourites such as various nudibranches and of course my particular number one, sea horses. As a regular diver around Pulau Hantu I agree with your concerns regarding the lack of information concerning the reason for the research.

I’ve dived a number of times with Hantu Bloggers and I have also dived Pulau Hantu with other dive operators. In addition I am in the process of organizing regular weekend dives with my local dive club.

Each time I dive Pulau Hantu I always find something new of interest, as well as the “standard” favourites such as various nudibranches and of course my particular number one, sea horses.

]]> By: ria tan http://www.pulauhantu.org/ecological-research-being-conducted/#comment-2963 ria tan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:40:28 +0000 http://www.pulauhantu.org/ecological-research-being-conducted/#comment-2963 Just to share with you, I received exactly the same email from Anna. I called Anna to ask her what the info was for. She said it was for an "ecological study of the impact of effluents on divers" that ERM had been engaged to do. When I asked, she would not say anything more about the project. I asked about ERM and she said it is an environmental consultancy (the biggest in Singapore she said). I asked and she would not say what the effluents were or who engaged them to do the study or why there was a study at this time. She said she only needed to confirm whether 200 divers go to Hantu every week. I'm glad you engaged her, Debby. And it's good to suggest that those who care about Pulau Hantu ask for more information about this study (and the cause of the study) from the authorities. Just to share with you, I received exactly the same email from Anna.

I called Anna to ask her what the info was for.

She said it was for an “ecological study of the impact of effluents on divers” that ERM had been engaged to do.

When I asked, she would not say anything more about the project. I asked about ERM and she said it is an environmental consultancy (the biggest in Singapore she said).

I asked and she would not say what the effluents were or who engaged them to do the study or why there was a study at this time.

She said she only needed to confirm whether 200 divers go to Hantu every week.

I’m glad you engaged her, Debby.

And it’s good to suggest that those who care about Pulau Hantu ask for more information about this study (and the cause of the study) from the authorities.

]]>