The project is a cooperative effort between the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and the private sector. Presiding over the opening ceremony was Patong mayor Chalermluck Kebsab.
Participants in the activity, consisting mainly of divers, were asked to rescue damaged coral by taking it to a nursery, and by putting coral embryos into the sea. Other tasks included garbage collection under the sea, and the repair of buoys.
The campaign is expected to speed up recovery of the coral reefs in Patong Bay which has been affected by pollution, an increase in number of the coral-eating star fish, and the disaster of the 2004 Tsunami.
Patong Coral Reef Restoration kicks-off in Phuket
Patong Coral Reef Restoration kicks-off in Phuket
More than 150 divers and nature lovers gathered at Patong Bay yesterday (February 15) to take part in the Patong Coral Reef Restoration project.
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By National News Bureau of Thailand
Monday 16 February 2015 09:22 AM
Damaged coral was rescued and new embryos put into the sea during the campaign.