Reef Monitoring

Six of our DMTs participated in our latest GREEN FINS Reef Watch program.

After receiving an extensive Reef Ecology Lecture covering coral reef ecology and supporting marine life, Fran (Australia), Ian (UK), Paul and Kerry (RSA) went out diving with our Marine Conservation coordinator to collect coral reef data.

Tomorrow Matthew and Dave (both UK) will monitor a different site.

We welcome all volunteers for our monthly beach clean up (Aug 31st) which will be the next activity.

Last Monday a team of Scuba Junction also went out together with 30 other volunteers of Marine Conservation Koh Tao to restore land damage in the hills around Tanote bay.
Natural barriers were removed to create a fresh water reservoir to help alleviate the water shortages in Koh Tao in dry season, but at the same time removing natural barriers creates more run off and silt which influences the dive sites below.

In June more than 100 trees were planted and Monday small dams were built to slow down the run off and reduce the amount of silt that runs in the bay (and smothers corals).