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December
29th,
2010
Our Final Reef Check Eco Divers for 2010
Cindy and Alex Clifford both
live in India and dive often. This year they returned to Koh Tao
and took part in Eco Koh Tao’s Reef Check Ecodiver course
looking to get more out of their diving experience by learning about
not only what is down there but also how it relates to its environment.
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Resident
Eco-Warrior Debbie Gottdenker
during our Reef Check survey at Twins |
Newly certified Ecodiver Alex Clifford caught on
camera at Twins during his first Reef Check survey |
During the course students
undertake detailed classroom lectures on organism ID and its role
in the ecosystem before diving on local reefs to get firsthand experience
of some of the things discussed in class.
On the afternoon of the 29th, Cindy and Alex, along with experienced
Ecodivers Debbie Gottdenker, Sirasa ‘Pearl’ Kantaranakul
and Instructor Nathan Cook headed to one of our regularly surveyed
sights, Twins for a Reef Check Survey or the reef.
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Cindy
Clifford surrounded by Damsel fish
during her Reef Check Survey at Twins |
IDCS
Nathan Cook with New Reef
Check Ecodivers Cindy & Alex Clifford |
People often ask whether
the reef is good or bad based on our data but long term monitoring
is designed to indicate changes over time so causes can be identified
and solutions developed when problems do arise.
Our Reef Check surveys are also conducted in conjunction with the
Save Koh Tao Groups Ecological Monitoring Program collecting data
for our local conservation efforts as well.
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