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Fish Death

Dead fish found along the shoreline of Pasir Ris beach, Singapore on Mar 03 2015.

Thousands of dead fishes have washed up at Pasir Ris beach, Singapore since the weekend on
Feb 28 2015. The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said the post-mortem
results of fish samples collected from the affected farms indicated the fish had died as a
result of gill damage caused by plankton in seawater.

Lim Yaohui (b. 1982) is a photojournalist with The Straits Times in Singapore. His passion for nature and the environment led him to work as a horticulturist with the Singapore Botanic Gardens after graduating from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Life Sciences in 2007. In 2012, he left to pursue photography and became a full time photojournalist in 2016.

Awards 3 Honorable mentions, 2016 International Photography Awards Competition
1 Honorable mentions, 2015 International Photography Awards Competition
1 Honorable mentions, 2014 International Photography Awards Competition
5 Honorable mentions, 2013 International Photography Awards Competition
4 Honorable mentions, 2012 International Photography Awards Competition
Honorable Mention, Press/Feature Story category, PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2012
7 Honorable mentions, 2011 International Photography Awards Competition
Gold, “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (Px3), 2015
Bronze, “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (Px3), 2011
Honorable mention, 2010 International Photography Awards Competition