A great exciting week is about to start for Scuba Junction and Koh Tao.
After almost a year of preparation, fund raising events and thanks to the support of a selected dive shops and other local businesses almost 1 million Thai Baht has been raised to finance an artificial reef on Koh Tao.
Next week (Sept 23rd until Sept 29th) the new dive site will be build and deployed.
During this week Thomas Goreau, Phd. found time in his busy agenda to stop by on Koh Tao to give his expertise with the construction and deployment.
Dr. Thomas Goreau, President of the Global Coral Reef Alliance, a non-profit organization for coral reef protection and sustainable management, has dived longer and in more coral reefs around the world than any scientist. His father was the world’s first diving marine scientist, and Dr. Goreau grew up swimming in coral reefs as soon as he could walk.
He was previously the Senior Scientific Affairs Officer at the United Nations Centre for Science and Technology for Development, in charge of global climate change and biodiversity issues. He has published around 200 papers in all areas of coral reef ecology, and on global climate change, the global carbon cycle, changes in global ocean circulation, tropical deforestation and reforestation, microbiology, marine diseases, soil science, atmospheric chemistry, community-based coastal zone management, mathematical modeling of climate records, visualizing turbulent flow around marine organisms, scientific photography, and other fields.
Biorock Week
CONSTRUCTION
Tue Sept 23- Sat Sept 27
Construction of structure
Wedn Sept 24th
SJ construction day ALL volunteers welcome (meet at SJ 9.45)
Sat Sept 27th
Mooring buoy installation on new site
Installation day
Sun Sept 28th
10.30 Buddhist Blessing Ceremony of ‘Hin Fai Fa’ (Electric Rock)
12.00 Move to location and assembly of components
Volunteer divers needed !!
19.00 After Party
Mon Sept 29th
13.00 Coral Fragment collection and transplant to Hin Fai Fa
Following supporting lecture will be giben by Dr. Thomas Goreau
Tues Sept 23th 7 pm – 8 pm Dirty Nellies (Irish Pub Mae Haed)
Coral Reef and Reef Restoration
Wed Sept 24th 7 pm – 8 pm Dirty Nellies (Irish Pub Mae Haed)
Impact of Global Warming
Thurs Sept 25th 7 pm – 8 pm Dirty Nellies (Irish Pub Mae Haed)
Sustainable development on island communities
Sat Sept 27th 7 pm – 8 pm Dirty Nellies (Irish Pub Mae Haed)
Coral Fragment Collection (attendance required to assist on Monday 29th with coral transplant to Hin Fai Fa)
