January 15, 2012- 2011:A Great Year for Eco Koh Tao & Crystal Dive

2011 has been a particularly successful year with growth in the demand for marine conservation education and awareness helping to drive the expansion and influence of Marine Conservation on Koh Tao. .more>>>

December 20th, 2011 – Koh Tao’s First Ever Reef Check Instructor Training

In the week leading up to Christmas the island of Koh Tao & Crystal Dive played host to its first Reef Check Training of Trainers programs. more>>>

December 4-5th, 2011 – Huge Net Removed from Chumphon Pinnacle

With a bit of wind around the island the waves pick up and the dive boats stay closer to home. Chumphon Pinnacle, on of Koh Tao’s premier dive sites is thus given a much needed break from the diving pressure during this time.more>>>

November  20th, 2011 – Junkyard: Constant Search for Best Practices

In a constant search for the best solutions to marine conservation challenges Crystal Dive & Eco Koh Tao embarked on an experiment this week to determine some which might be the best adhesive to fix coral fragments to rock substrata.more>>>

November  19th, 2011 – Twins: Conservation for the Benefit of All

It has been a a stellar month of Eco work at Crystal Dive & Eco Koh Tao with most of it being conducted at one of Koh Tao’s most popular local dive spots, Twins. more>>>

December 17 - 20th, 2011 – Koh Tao to Recieve it's FIRST Reef Check Instructor Course

After three months of trying to get to Sairee to conduct a clean up of one of Koh Tao’s busiest beaches we finally made it there thanks to a lull in the weather. With the wind blowing from the west these last few months and Sairee being exposed and shallow we were constantly pushed to the east side of the island. more>>>

August 24th, 2011 – Sairee Finally Gets a Clean Up

After three months of trying to get to Sairee to conduct a clean up of one of Koh Tao’s busiest beaches we finally made it there thanks to a lull in the weather. With the wind blowing from the west these last few months and Sairee being exposed and shallow we were constantly pushed to the east side of the island. more>>>

August 20th, 2011 – HTMS Sattakut: An Experiment in Life

In the sprit of developing new dive locations to reduce pressure on already busy dive sites, Koh Tao has recently received a decommissioned Thai Navy Vessel as its latest addition to the growing list of artificial reefs to grace Koh Tao’s waters. more>>>

September 8th, 2011 – Biorock Thriving but Hardly Used.

Koh Tao’s electrified reef is one of Koh Tao’s more exciting dive locations but receives very few divers. It was our major community project for 2008 and has been doing very well since it was deployed in September/October of that year but unfortunately it gets little use. more>>>

September 5th 2011 – Mini Joins the Underwater World

In August, September 2011 the car company Mini joined the line of companies using their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility budgets to create an artificial reef on Koh Tao. more>>>

September 1, 2011 – Buoyancy World Phase 1: Construction

Some five or six years ago Eco Koh Tao’s IDCS Nathan Cook was dreaming about an underwater theme park near one of our local sites designed to reduce the pressure off our natural sites. It would be fun and entertaining and take newer divers away from the natural reefs while they develop the requisite skills to protect the reef. more>>>