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Search on to save whale shark
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/05/2025
» Authorities have launched a search and rescue operation after a whale shark was spotted entangled in fishing gear debris near Richelieu Rock in the Surin Islands marine park on Sunday.
Deep trouble
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/06/2018
» He got up close with a 13m whale shark near the Galapagos and swam with a curious hunchback whale in Tonga. "She was larger than a bus," he said, "the largest animal I've ever seen." At Burma Banks in the Indian Ocean, he drifted with sharks and at Similan Islands he realised that the coral reefs in the Thai seas were among the most beautiful in the world.
Diver backs down on fish bomb claims
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/04/2017
» A diving teacher has backed down on her claims about a diving site in Phangnga suffering severe damage by what she described as dynamite fishing that caused a large number of aquatic animals to die.
Dead fish not blasted out of water, department says
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2017
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has dismissed a report that dead fish sighted at the Mu Ko Surin (Surin Islands) were killed by illegal fishing involving explosives.
Foreign monopoly on diving schools bothers Thai instructor
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 20/08/2012
» Some 90% of diving schools in Thailand are run by overseas operators, resulting in the country losing large amounts of revenue to foreigners at the expense of Thailand's natural resources, says Palang Yimpanich, the owner of Sport Time Dive Center.
Day trip with A Difference
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/04/2012
» White foamy waves from the turquoise-blue sea softly kiss the immaculate sandy beach of Tachai Island. The sand there is as white and soft as powder. From a boat, about half a kilometre from the island, the seawater is in two shades _ light blue and green. The water is crystal clear and you can see corals beneath with bare eyes.