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KOH TAO'S ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS DESK IS HERE!

PADI Project Aware

August 19th, 2011 – PADI Executives take and Eco Dive

The day started when the crew disembarked at Koh Tao and were given a detailed and entertaining presentation on Koh Tao’s marine conservation and reef restoration projects. The crew included CEO Drew Richardson, Project Aware Asia Pacific’s  Joanne Marsten, marketing representatives from Asia Pacific and head office in the Americas as well as many regional managers. more>>>

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Buoys

August 10th, 2011 – Mooring Lines Ready for the Island

Koh Tao is a busy island with more and more boats gracing its shores every year. Installing and maintaining mooring lines for these vessels is one of the most important reef conservation projects. more>>>

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Marine Conservation on Koh Tao

August 4th, 2011 – Rebuilding the Island for Project Aware

Recent heavy rains and storms have played havoc on Koh Tao’s steep hillsides. Poor construction has lead to some deep channels dug by rushing waters threatening some of the roads and business on our small island. .more>>>

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Marine Conservation on Koh Tao

August 3rd, 2011 – Reef Check Ecodiver Course Completed with a Survey of Ao Leuk

A beautiful day greeted the Eco Koh Tao team for their final day of the latest Ecodiver extravaganza as they took their slates and reels and headed for Ao Leuk Bay in Koh Tao’s South-East. more>>>

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Project Aware

August 1st, 2011 – Padi Undersea Journal 3rd Quarter 2011 .... Features ECO KOH TAO !!!!

After years of hard work on the marine conservation front on Koh Tao, Crystal Dive Resort’s conservation department Eco Koh Tao has been featured in the PADI quarterly magazine.more>>>

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Clean Up

July 30th 2011 – Monthly Clean Up Collects Big

Waiting at the pier for some friends to arrive on Koh Tao last week, I noticed an overwhelming amount of garbage under and around the beach where most visitors arrive and depart from our little island. It doesn’t seem right that the first thing they experience is the filth of the main pier so we decided to start our monthly clean up there.more>>>

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Kailash Cook Reporting

Eco Koh Tao’s Ambassador Goes International

Many are you familiar with our resident junior environmentalist, Kailash Cook. He is an avid diver and is heavily involved in marine conservation with Eco Koh Tao & Crystal Dive.more>>>

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mrm

July 13th, 2011 – Three Weeks of Eco

For the last three weeks Bradley ‘Wil’ Webster has been getting heavily involved in the ‘Eco program at Eco Koh Tao and Crystal dive. After completing his Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver training Wil joined IDCS Nathan Cook for his Eco Training culminating in the Marine Resource Management Course (MRM) and a weeks Eco-Internship. more>>>

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ARCHIVES

DATE
DETAIL
2011
   
July
   
30th
Monthly Clean Up Collects Big more>>>
25th
Eco Koh Tao’s Ambassador Goes International more>>>
13th
Three Weeks of Eco more>>>
8th
Hin Fai: Koh Tao Biorock more>>>
June
   
30th
Reef Check Ecodiver Course Completed with a Survey of Twins more>>>
25th
Monthly Clean Up in Shark Bay Draws a Crowd more>>>
8th
Celebrating World Oceans Day more>>>
May
   
28th
Mango Bay Receives a Cleaning more>>>
April
   
22nd
Diving For Earth Day more>>>
21st
Mooring Lines Return to Ao Leuk more>>>
14th
Koh Tao Biorock Thriving more>>>
12th
Coral Nurseries thriving at Junkyard more>>>
11th
Storm Damage & Species Explosion more>>>
10th
A Big Week For Buoylines more>>>
2011
   
March
   
24th
A New Shipment of Giant Clams for Koh Tao more>>>
18th
Reef Check Ecodiver more>>>
10th
Recruitment & Recovery Study more>>>
February
   
21st
Hin Fai: Koh Tao Biorock more>>>
18th
The Experiment that is Junkyard Reef more>>>
17th
Reef Check and Conservation Continues more>>>
11th
Coral Fragments Ready for Transplant more>>>
January
   
27th
Giant Clams get a New Home more>>>
16th
Coral Disease Study on Koh Tao more>>>
12th
Reef Check Begins for 2011 more>>>
6th
Eco Koh Tao’s Own Artificial Reef Gets a Workout more>>>
2nd
Crystal Dive & Eco Koh Tao Introduce New ‘Eco’ Bags for 2011 more>>>
December
   
30th
Project Aware Specialty & Junkyard Reef more>>>
29th
Our Final Reef Check Ecodivers for 2010 more>>>
21st
Reef Check/Introduction to Eco more>>>
19th
Koh Tao’s Reefs – Recovery and Associated Dangers more>>>
3rd
Eco Koh Tao Joins the Thai Navy Cleaning Koh Tao more>>>
November
   
10th
Coralwatch Features Eco Koh Tao & Crystal Dive
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October
   
25th
Koh Tao's Second Fim Festival more>>>
18th
Coral Nursery Maintenance and Data Collection more>>>
9th
A Busy Month for Reef Check more>>>
SEPTEMBER
   
25th
International Clean Up Day more>>>
17th
Cleaning the Secret Pinnacle more>>>
7th
Coral Nurseries on Koh Tao more>>>
AUGUST
 
26th
A Busy Month for Reef Check more>>>
22nd
Capturing the Changes more>>>
22nd
Mango Bay Snorkelling Lines more>>>
21st
Our Biggest Clean Up Numbers Yet!! more>>>
JULY
 
July 7
Intro to Eco for DMT’s & IDC Candidates more>>>
July 6
Coral Bleaching Report Koh Tao more>>>
JUNE
   
June 28
Green Rock Gets a New Buoy Line more>>>
June 26
Beautifying Koh Nangyuan more>>>
June 15
Coral Bleaching Report Koh Tao more>>>
MAY
   
May 24
Beach & DIve Site Clean Up - Mae Haad more>>>
May 18
New Moorings in Mango Bay more>>>
May 16
Coral Bleaching - A VERY brief overview more>>>
May 15
Reef Check and Koh Tao's EMP more>>>
APRIL
   
Apr 22
Dive Site Clean Up for Earth Day more>>>
Apr 21
First Marine Resource Management Course for Eco Koh Tao more>>>
Apr 10
Coral Spawning and Capture more>>>
MARCH
   
Mar 21
Koh Tao Festival 2010 more>>>
Mar 17
Eco Education Continue at Crystal Dive more>>>
Mar 7
Cultured Coral Larvae on Koh Tao more>>>
Mar 3
Crystal Dive becomes even MORE Reef Check Savvy more>>>
Feb 27
Beach & Dive Site Clean Up - Chalok Baan Khao more>>>
Feb 18
Busy at Buoyancy World more>>>
Feb 13
Reef Check Ecodiver & Survey more>>>
Feb 09
Buoyancy World goes aquatic...FINALLY!! more>>>
Feb 06
Buoyancy World Begins amongst some Ground Breaking Research more>>>
Jan 30
First Clean Up for the New Year more>>>
Jan 18

January 18 – Abundance Survey for Junkyard Reef

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Jan 14

January 14, 2010 – Biorock Research Continues

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