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Thailand’s Coral Reefs 50% Gone: Phuket Marine Biologist


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Atchaa Khamlo

Source: Phucket Gazette

August 27, 2012

"PHUKET: With coral reef systems in Thai coastal waters at a “crisis” level, the director of the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) has vowed to step up his department’s efforts to mitigate the damage caused by the fishing industry and other human factors.

“Currently, our natural coral reefs are not half of what they used to be – we are in a crisis,” said PMBC director Pinsak Suraswadi on Tuesday.

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