Singapore’s coastal waters are home to a number of sharks and rays. But our knowledge of Singapore’s wild marine fish communities is limited and we know very little about the biology and ecology of many locally occurring species. Without proper information on their population structures, how they use their marine environments and what they need in their habitats, it’s hard to gauge the conservation status of most of these fish species. Increasingly, these species are threatened globally by unsustainable fishing practices and habitat loss. Singapore’s bamboo sharks are classified as “Near Threatened” by the IUCN, but as degradation and fishing pressure continues on our coasts, these species may soon be pushed towards being classified as “Vulnerable”.