Appeal for help from Phuket’s divers

The program aims to assess the health of the coral reefs

off Thailand's coast - including Phuket. Photo by Lia Barrett.

PHUKET: -- The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources is appealing to Phuket’s dive industry for volunteers to take part in its ‘Reef Watch’ surveying program.

The program aims to assess the health of Thailand’s coral reefs.

The collected data will be used as part of World Ocean Day 2010, and all findings will be available to the public.

The research project has received a massive cash injection from the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT), which has donated 1.6 million baht for the project.

The project is set to commence soon and will be ongoing for the next 8 to 12 months, but is in need of Phuket-based operators to help with research.

Greenfins are one of the main dive conservation bodies involved in the project.

For more information or to find out how you can help, contact Khun Nisa before September 30 on 02-141 1342 or click here.

-- Phuket Gazette 2009-09-12

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A Phuket Dive Company invites participants at clean ups at 3 locations on September 19th, international 'Clean Up the World Day'.

Kath Ridley, Shop Manager at Scuba Cat Diving Company, informed Andaman News that they are organizing several clean ups, especially at Racha Yai Island. Their boat leaves Chalong Tourist Pier at 8am on Saturday 19th September to return about 4.30pm on the 20th. Participants will be staying on board MV Scuba Cat, which moors at Racha Yai during the low season. There will be 7 dives including a night dive which will be more fun. Maximum participants excluding staff is 20 people. The contact for this is Kath, telephone 076 293120 or email [email protected]. They are also organising a Patong Beach Clean Up, meeting at Scuba Cat Diving shop on Patong Beach Road at 9am on the 19th September, and a Naiharn Beach Clean Up, meeting at Kontiki Dive Shop in Chalong at 9am on the morning of 19th September. Michael Wallentin will be co-ordinating this event. He can be contacted on 076 280 366.

Andaman News NBT TV (VHF dial) at 8.30am broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, Friday 11th September 2009

Will non-immigrant visas and work-permits be provided? Any labour, compensated or not, requires a WP?

Will non-immigrant visas and work-permits be provided? Any labour, compensated or not, requires a WP?

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