Tag: Coral
Coastal development destroying reefs off phuket
Massive land development in Phuket province will be strictly controlled by environmental regulations after findings that large amounts of sediment caused by construction has destroyed [Read More…]
Trat closes 3 islands indefinitely for coral rehabilitation
TRAT, Feb 23 – This eastern Thai province has announced the closure of three islands indefinitely after over 90 per cent of their coral reefs [Read More…]
Phuket Dive Despair: Ticket Rip-off Revealed
DIVERS troubled by a selective ban on coral reef sites at Phuket’s Andaman marine parks and a massive graft investigation will have a chance to [Read More…]
Coral Bleaching in Thailand and Closure of Dive Spots
For ages, Southern Thailand has been globally renowned for its sand beaches and magnificent coral reefs, attracting several millions of international tourists each year. Now, [Read More…]
Illegal fishing boats depletes fish in Similan Islands
In light of recent stories regarding the coral bleaching at Similan Islands and other areas of southern Thailand, I want to bring to the world [Read More…]
Academics meet to restore coral reef in Thailand
BANGKOK, 28 Janaury 2011 (NNT)-Marine experts have recently congregated at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre to brainstorm for coral reef bleaching solutions, expecting to propose [Read More…]
Thailand closes 18 dive sites to save coral reefs
Eighteen popular diving sites will be closed in Thailand for up to 14 months to allow coral damaged by bleaching to recover. Over 80% of [Read More…]
Closing Thailand’s marine parks ‘won’t save coral’
The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department will not close all the marine national parks along the Andaman Sea coast to save damaged coral [Read More…]