Singapore aims for its first marine Hope Spot with Sisters' Islands site

If successful, the 40ha Sisters' Islands Marine Park might join the ranks of more than 100 other Hope Spots around the world. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE - Hope is blooming in Singapore's southern waters, murky as they may be.

The Sisters' Islands Marine Park might be Singapore's first "Hope Spot" under an international initiative to draw public attention to marine areas which may need more protection.

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