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Ko Lanta Dive Sites Unaffected by Closures
All Ko Lanta dive sites remain open after reports that many of Thailand’s top dive sites are to be closed today, due to coral bleaching that occurred at shallow depths during the El Niño period in May 2010. The director of the Department for National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation in Thailand, Sunan Arunnoparat, announced [...]
editor | Jan 21, 2011 | Comments 1
Coral Bleaching Occurring at Shallow Depths
Coral bleaching is occurring at shallow depths in dive sites throughout the Andaman Sea. According to the Bangkok Post, coral reefs off Phuket, Krabi and Phang-Nga, including popular scuba diving sites such as the Similan, Surin and Phi Phi islands, have been damaged by the phenomenon. The bleaching could get worse if sea temperatures continue [...]
scubafish | May 14, 2010 | Comments 1
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