Climate ConnectionsClimate Connections

Climate Connections: Restaurant to Reef: An Oyster’s Journey - Ecologists braving stinky oyster shells to build "pearls" in Singapore's waters

View descriptionShare

Ice-cold, juicy oysters definitely sound like a good idea, as we search for ways to beat the heat in recent weeks! But have you ever wondered what happens to the oyster shells afterwards?

On this episode of Climate Connections, we feature two local ecologists - Yukie Yokoyama and Erika Ng from Witteveen+Bos - who are giving discarded oyster shells a new lease of life in Singapore by creating the country's first artificial oyster reef at the jetty near Changi Sailing Club.

Find out more about their journey to find ways to help Singapore fight pollution, improve marine biodiversity, and protect against coastal erosion - through the help of oyster reefs.

And as they say - "The world is your oyster!"

Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Voiced by: Audrey Siek

Photo credits: Yukie Yokoyama & Erika Ng

Music credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Download

In 2 playlist(s)

  1. Climate Connections

    58 clip(s)

  2. Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

    3,905 clip(s)

Climate Connections

A special segment on MONEY FM 89.3's Breakfast Show that brings you on an exclusive audio journey to 
Social links
Follow podcast
Recent clips
Browse 46 clip(s)