Coral Reef Monitoring

Jay, Ben and Tessa are our first PADI DMTs to start our new Coral Reef Monitoring program as part of their training with us.

Coral Reef Ecology and Coral Reef Monitoring will be integrated in our PADI Dive Master and SSI Dive Control Specialist training.

After being initiated in reef data collection techniques and coral reef ecology, they are ready now to collect data for the GREEN FINS and UNEP world wide coral reef data base. This information will help monitor the health of precious coral reefs world wide and, with the support of local governments, help implement measures to avoid future damage and reverse existing damage.

Koh Tao is already a good example of how the local community can create awareness to influence decision making politicians.
A special advisor of the Thai Prime Minister has visited Koh Tao twice this year already to listen to concerns of sustainable tourism development in the proximity of coral reefs.
The example of Phuket where local reefs get suffocated in land run off after unsupervised development is very much avoidable.

Together with GREEN FINS and our local run Marine Conservation Project Koh Tao, Scuba Junction tries to support both initiative through training, education and volunteer work.