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