A Fin-tastic Fishing Frontier!

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A Fin-tastic Fishing Frontier!

Besides walkathon enthusiasts, the Causeway had also seen its fair share of fishing aficionados. All it took was the sun, the sea and a simple fishing rod to make fishing a leisure activity. The Causeway's ease of access to deep-sea fishing without hiring a boat made it a popular spot. The calm sea surrounding the Causeway was a magnet for marine life,³ and anglers could find fishes such as the tenggiri (Spanish mackerel) and parang (dorab wolf-herring) in the waters.⁴

With its abundant fish population, it is no surprise that fishing activities at the Causeway continued well into the 1960s.

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Audiovisual Recordings

Boys fishing on the Causeway
Date: 1950-1969
Source: Ivan Polunin, courtesy of the National Archives of Singapore

Timestamp: 38:44 - 43:44
Boys fishing on the Causeway, washing the fish and tying them up together

Photographs

Media - Image No: 20170000070 - 0080
Source: RAFSA Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
Description: George Phillips, a Senior Aircraftman (SAC) with the Royal Air Force Seletar Association, is seen with local fishing enthusiasts at the Causeway in the 1960s.
Covering Date: 1960s

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