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After the Tsunami
Global Warming
Things YOU can do to help protect our reefs
Ko Lanta's National Marine Park

M: +66 (0)48 422 191

Our PADI Dive Centre is based within the beautiful resort Relax Bay. We have all the latest PADI Course materials and can structure your diving or dive courses to completely suit you and your other holiday plans. We like to keep all our group sizes small so that you have the best opportunity to learn and see as much as possible.

E:  info@narimadiving.com
W: www.narimadiving.com

M: +66 (0)69 468 262
T: +66 (0)75 607 700
F: +66 (0)75 607 709

Narima Diving is a small & personal PADI Dive Centre, set within the 'echo-chic' Narima Resort. Narima Diving offers you a relaxed and safe environment from which to dive. With some of the best diving in Thailand, and the World, located within easy reach of Ko Lanta, Narima Diving is an ideal place to dive from whether you ' re starting out, fun diving or continuing your diving education.

E:  info@palmbeachdivers.com
W: www.palmbeachdivers.com

M: +66 (0)78 064 314

Palm Beach Divers is a PADI Dive Centre, which can be found within the beautiful resort of Lanta Palm Beach Bungalow on Longbeach, Koh Lanta, Thailand. The dive centre is owned and managed by Lars & Lisa, a Danish and Dutch couple. We have more than 4 years experience as dive shop managers, also working as an Instructor and a Divemaster.

T: +66 (0)75 607 999
T: +66 (0)75 607 988
F: +66 (0)75 607 987
F: +66 (0)75 607 998

E:  info@liquidlense.co.uk
W: www.liquidlense.co.uk

M: +66 (0)69 468 262
T: +66 (0)75 607 700
F: +66 (0)75 607 709

Two enthusiastic scuba divers who specialise in underwater photography and videography created Liquid Lense in response to a growing interest in this area. With a background in UK TV Production, Web Design, Aeronautical Engineering and several years experience diving the Andaman Sea, their range of skills give a unique slant on underwater research. Through our work with other dive companies, we've realised that having a wide range of skills and a large library of underwater images, can help companies like us develop. Our philosophy is that a business is judged by the quality of its customer interation and service. We aim to provide superior quality solutions by working together, sharing ideas and creating the highest quality products.

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M: +66 (0)96 484 388
T: +66 (0)75 684 551

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T: +66 (0)75 684 165

T: +66 (0)75 684 208
M: +66 (0)12 719 050

E:  info@narimadiving.com
W: www.narimadiving.com

M: +66 (0)69 468 262
T: +66 (0)75 607 700
F: +66 (0)75 607 709

Narima Diving is a small & personal PADI Dive Centre, set within the 'echo-chic' Narima Resort. We are an approved Mares Dive Centre and all our equipment is of the highest standard.

We offer a range of professional quality dive equipment from Mares, Suunto, ScubaPro and Seakodive. You'll find prices in Thailand compare extremely favourably with prices around the world.

We can also service your Mares equipment for you while you are on holiday.

E:  info@palmbeachdivers.com
W: www.palmbeachdivers.com

M: +66 (0)78 064 314

Palm Beach Divers is a PADI Dive Centre, which can be found within the beautiful resort of Lanta Palm Beach Bungalow on Longbeach, Koh Lanta, Thailand. The dive centre is owned and managed by Lars & Lisa, a Danish and Dutch couple. We have more than 4 years experience as dive shop managers, also working as an Instructor and a Divemaster.

M: +66 (0)17 198 419

E:  info@narimadiving.com
W: www.narimadiving.com

M: +66 (0)69 468 262
T: +66 (0)75 607 700
F: +66 (0)75 607 709

Narima Diving is a small & personal PADI Dive Centre, set within the 'echo-chic' Narima Resort. We are an approved Mares Dive Centre and all our equipment is of the highest standard.

We offer a range of professional quality dive equipment from Mares, Suunto, ScubaPro and Seakodive. You'll find prices in Thailand compare extremely favourably with prices around the world.

We can also service your Mares equipment for you while you are on holiday.

After the Tsunami, there was much concern about long term impact on Thailands reefs. Fortunately our reefs appear to be healthy and resiliant, and all the dive sites around Ko Lanta remain in pristine condition and have suffered no lasting damage from the Tsunami.In the weeks following the Tsunami, many divers observed a fine layer of sand that covered many of the corals. It was feared that this layor of sand would interfer with sunlight penetration to the corals. Coral reefs rely on the photosynthesis of marine algae, which forms the basis if its food chain, so a large amounts of sunlight is required in order for a reef to form and flourish. For this reason coral reefs are usually found in fairly shallow water (to a maximum depth of 70-100 m for most corals). Pollution, rubbish dumping, silt run-off from rivers, ozone depletion, and global warming all contribute to reef degradation by blocking light necessary for coral growth and introducing toxins and poisons that injure coral reef life. This fine layer of sand was swiftly cleaned off the reef by a huge number of reef fish, that seemed to be working together to bring things back into balance.Coral reefs support 4,000 species of fish, 700 species of coral, and thousands of plants and animals and are home to one in every four marine species. They also provide vital protection for shorelines against erosion, storm and wave damage. Coral reefs provide an incredible diversity of beneficial medical pharmaceuticals, and contain compounds found to help fight heart disease, asthma, leukaemia, viruses, cancer, and HIV. Approximately one quarter of the world's coral reefs lie in Southeast Asian waters. The reefs we see today are the result of a process that started 240 million years ago and each reef forms a complete eco-system - the oldest and most productive eco-systems on earth. If the balance of these ecosystem are disturbed it can wipe out whole sections of this delicate system.

Aside from their environmental importance, coral reefs are extremely important to fishing industries, local economies and tourism. Coral reefs attract millions of visitors each year. Tourism is the largest industry in the world, bringing billions of dollars to local economies and sustaining 10% of all jobs on earth. In 1992, tourism associated with coral reefs generated over 27 times that generated by the world's marine fisheries. Yet we are contributing to the loss of this vast resource at an alarming rate.
Scientists estimate approximately 25% of the world's coral reefs have already been destroyed. If current trends continue, we risk losing the entire remainder within the next 30-50 years.

Thailand's reefs are generally in excellent condition. Many National Marine Parks have been created to help preserve the reefs and locally much is done to educate fishermen and boat captains to use low impact fishing methods and mooring buoys, rather than to drop anchor onto live coral. Within the National Marine Parks, fishing is only permitted to local fishermen and is discouraged around the major dive sites.Some of the reefs around Krabi were hit by unusually high water temperatures in 2002, which resulted in some coral bleaching. Fortunately, healthy coral has a natural resilience to short term temperature rises and within a few months, virtually all the coral had fully recovered and the reefs are now back to their former glory. Many natural phenomena affect a reef's sustainability. Temperature is a critical factor. At 33 degrees C, bleaching starts to occur as coral starts to die. As long as temperatures do not remain this high for long, the coral can recover fairly easily. If the water gets too cold, the coral can also no longer survive. Global warming trends due to an increase in greenhouse gases and ozone depletion are increasing ocean temperatures, causing increasing stress to coral reef ecosystems.Thailand is attracting more and more visitors each year, and greater numbers of people are trying scuba diving. This impacts on some of the more popular dive sites with increased numbers of inexperienced divers being more likely to cause damage to coral by inadvertently banging into parts of the reef if their buoyancy is not so good.

If you haven't dived for a while, it's a good idea to take a refresher course and buoyancy check in the pool before taking a dive trip out to the reef.

Dive carefully in fragile aquatic ecosystems such as coral reefs. Many aquatic organisms are delicate and can be harmed by the bump of a tank, knee, camera, the swipe of a fin or even the touch of a hand. By being careful you can prevent devastating and long-lasting damage to magnificent dive sites.

As a diver, practice good buoyancy control and avoid over-weighting so you do not bang into the bottom or parts of the reef whilst diving.. Be aware of your body and equipment placement when diving and make sure your gauges and equipment are secured to avoid accidental contact with the reef, and never touch, stand on, or collect coral. Keep your dive skills sharp with continuing education. Before heading to the reefs, seek bottom time with a certified professional in a pool or other environment that won’t be damaged. Refresh your skills and knowledge with a PADI Scuba Review, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course or Project AWARE Specialty course.Consider how your interactions affect aquatic life. Resist the temptation to touch, handle, feed and even hitch rides on any aquatic life. Your actions may cause stress to the animal, interrupt feeding and mating behaviour or provoke aggressive behaviour in normally non-aggressive species.Be a role model for other divers in diving and non-diving interaction with the environment. As a diver, you see the underwater results of carelessness and neglect. Set a good example in your own interactions and other divers and non-divers will follow suit. Do not touch any living organism under the water. Coral takes a long time to grow and forms a delicate ecosystem which can be damaged by even the gentlest touch. Never stand on or hold on to any coral. Some completely healthy corals may look dead or even just like rocks, so never assume that it is OK to touch anything. Fish have a protective layer. If you touch them you can damage this protective layer and cause them to get skin infections which could lead to their death - so please do not touch any fish.Do not put anything into the water, or over the side of the boat. Feeding fish can disrupt their natural feeding habits and even affect their behaviour. Sergeant Major Fish now come to snorkel sites & dive boats in much larger schools that they ought and act more aggressively, constantly searching for food and sometimes nipping at snorkellers. This is a direct result of large numbers of snorkel boats throwing bread and rice over the side to attract fish for the snorkellers to see.Do not collect shells, or coral as souvenirs. Taking a shell from a beach can deprive a hermit crab of a home. Dive sites can be depleted of their resources and beauty in a short time. If you want to return from dives with souvenirs, consider underwater photography. Avoid purchasing souvenirs made from coral or any threatened or endangered marine species. Do not fish at dive sites. Thailand's national park regulations clearly state that no marine live is to be removed from their parks. If you hunt and/or gather game, obey all fish and game laws. Local laws are designed to ensure the reproduction and survival of these animals. As an underwater hunter, understand your effect on the environment and respect the rights of other divers in the area who are not hunting. As a diver or snorkeller, choose tour operators that use mooring buoys or drift diving techniques whenever possible rather than anchors that can cause reef damage.

Learn more about the underwater world and share your knowledge with other people. The more people understand and care about coral reefs, the more likely they are to help protect and care for them. And, don’t forget you can make a difference every day. Dispose of waste properly and collect debris each time you dive or visit the shoreline.