The Department of Marine and Costal Resources, a body of the Thai Ministry of Environment, and the Science Department of Ramkhamhaeng University — one of the leading Universities in Thailand — invited leading Dive Center Management to a meeting discussing coral reef protection. This was held on 2nd July.
Present were management staff from the Marine National Parks, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, as well members of the Phuket Provincial Administration. Dive Asia’s instructor Bee also attended.
Bee is a active member of Greenpeace Thailand and she implements the United Nations- sponsored Green Fin Program at Dive Asia. Her attitude towards environmental protection makes her the perfect person to join such an important meeting between industry and government on our behalf. It was a
great honor for her to share her experiences from the front line with science and government officials.
The objective of the meeting was to gain ideas and establish workable coral reef protection guidelines to sustain the Andaman Cost as a beautiful dive destination. To be continued…
