February 21st, 2010
Hin Fai: Koh Tao Biorock

Two years ago, as part of our marine conservation program on Koh Tao we received 1000 giant clams (tridacna maxima) from the Thai Navy to raise until big enough to transplant onto the surrounding reefs. The initial batch of clams were placed in cages in Aow Leuk Bay on Koh Tao’s south-east coast. Mortality rates where high during the first few months but two years on approximately 50% survived to maturity. 12 months ago the majority of these were transferred to the surrounding reefs in Aow Leuk with the remaining clams staying in their caged home...

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February 18th, 2010
The Experiment that is Junkyard Reef!

Two years ago, as part of our marine conservation program on Koh Tao we received 1000 giant clams (tridacna maxima) from the Thai Navy to raise until big enough to transplant onto the surrounding reefs. The initial batch of clams were placed in cages in Aow Leuk Bay on Koh Tao’s south-east coast. Mortality rates where high during the first few months but two years on approximately 50% survived to maturity. 12 months ago the majority of these were transferred to the surrounding reefs in Aow Leuk with the remaining clams staying in their caged home...

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February 17th, 2010
Reef Check & Conservation Efforts Continues @ Crystal Dive Resort, Koh Tao

Two years ago, as part of our marine conservation program on Koh Tao we received 1000 giant clams (tridacna maxima) from the Thai Navy to raise until big enough to transplant onto the surrounding reefs. The initial batch of clams were placed in cages in Aow Leuk Bay on Koh Tao’s south-east coast. Mortality rates where high during the first few months but two years on approximately 50% survived to maturity. 12 months ago the majority of these were transferred to the surrounding reefs in Aow Leuk with the remaining clams staying in their caged home...

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January 27th, 2010
Giant Clams Get A New Home

Two years ago, as part of our marine conservation program on Koh Tao we received 1000 giant clams (tridacna maxima) from the Thai Navy to raise until big enough to transplant onto the surrounding reefs. The initial batch of clams were placed in cages in Aow Leuk Bay on Koh Tao’s south-east coast. Mortality rates where high during the first few months but two years on approximately 50% survived to maturity. 12 months ago the majority of these were transferred to the surrounding reefs in Aow Leuk with the remaining clams staying in their caged home...

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January 16th, 2010
Coral Disease Study on Koh Tao

Coral disease is a relatively new phenomena in the world of marine biology. Such diseases were unknown 20 or 30 years ago and it is only more recently that their prevalence has been brought to light. Diseases are more common as water quality decreases and we humans pump more and more contaminants (chemicals, pollution and other nutrients) into the water. Coral Diseases proliferate in many environments predominantly due to the change in water chemistry as a result of anthropogenic influences...

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January 12th, 2010
Reef Check Begins for 2011

Our first two Eco divers for 2011, Anke Deppermann & Willem Gladisch were certified this week kicking off what we hope to be a big Eco year for Eco Koh Tao & Crystal Dive. Anke is an instructor and former Crystal employee working here from 2003-2005. Both her and Will were tired of swimming around not knowing what everything is and wanting a more detailed insight into the marine ecosystem.

"It's great to look at things in so much detail" said Anke during the three day course...

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Eco News Archive...

Added...	Subject...
06/01/11	Crystal Dive’s Own Artificial Reef Gets a Workout!... more >>>
30/12/10	Project Aware Specialty & Junkyard Reef... more >>>
29/12/10	Final Reef Check Eco Divers for 2010!... more >>>
21/12/10	Reef Check/Introduction to Eco... more >>>
19/12/10	Koh Tao’s Reefs: Recovery & Associated Dangers... more >>>
03/12/10	Kings Birthday Clean Up... more >>>
09/11/10	Coralwatch Features Eco Koh Tao & Crystal Dive... more >>>
18/10/10	Coral Nursery Maintenance & Data Collection... more >>>
09/10/10	Impromptu Beach Clean Up... more >>>
25/09/10	International Clean Up Day 2010... more >>>
17/09/10	Cleaning the "Secret" Pinnacle... more >>>
26/08/10	A Busy Month for Reef Check!... more >>>
23/08/10	Capturing the Change!... more >>>
22/08/10	Mango Bay Snorkeling Lines... more >>>
21/08/10	Monthly Beach & Dive Site Clean Up: Sairee... more >>>
16/08/10	New mooring Buoy Installed at Twins... more >>>
06/07/10	Coral Bleaching Update Koh Tao... more >>>
28/06/10	New Buoy Line for Green Rock... more >>>
24/05/10	Beach & Dive Site Clean Up... more >>>
21/05/10	Cutting Edge Eco IDC’s @ Crystal Dive Resort... more >>>
18/05/10	New Moorings in Mango Bay... more >>>
16/05/10	Coral Bleaching – A Very Brief Overview... more >>>
15/05/10	Crystal Dive becomes all Reef Checked Up!... more >>>
22/04/10	Clean Up For Earth Day... more >>>
21/04/10	First Marine Resource Management for Dive Professionals... more >>>
07/03/10	Cultured Coral Larvae on Koh Tao... more >>>
03/03/10	Crystal becomes MORE Reef Check Savvy!... more >>>
18/02/10	Busy At "Buoyancy World"... more >>>
16/02/10	Let's Do Some Good!... more >>>
13/02/10	Reef Check Eco Diver & Surveys... more >>>
09/02/10	"Buoyancy World" Finally Submerges!... more >>>
12/12/09	Monsoon Clean Up... more >>>
11/12/09	Project Aware Specialty Course... more >>>
11/12/09	Whale Shark Database... more >>>
10/12/09	More Reef Check Eco Divers Certified... more >>>
12/09/09	Sept 12th, 2009... more >>>
25/08/09	Bio Rock Dive & Coral Transplanting... more >>>
21/08/09	Eco Courses @ Crystal Dive Resort... more >>>
08/08/09	New Reef Check Eco Divers Certified... more >>>
28/06/09	Beach & Dive Site Clean-Up... more >>>
27/06/09	Coral Nursery Update and Junkyard Reef... more >>>
26/06/09	Partnerships with Conservation Professionals... more >>>
24/05/09	Coral Nursery... more >>>
23/05/09	Hin Fai - Koh Tao’s "Biorock" dive... more >>>
17/05/09	Eco IDC programs @ Crystal Dive... more >>>
28/03/09	Reef Building & Recycling... more >>>
21/03/09	Sairee Sizzling, Beach & Dive Site Clean... more >>>
20/03/09	New Eco Divers @ Crystal Dive... more >>>
05/03/09	Eco Koh Tao leads the way (again!)... more >>>
24/02/09	New Divers, New Dive Sites... more >>>
10/02/09	Mooring Buoy Installed at Hin Fai... more >>>
09/02/09	New Ecodivers Certified on Koh Tao... more >>>
31/01/09	First Koh Tao Community Clean Up of 2009... more >>>
20/01/09	Mooring Buoy Project in Full Swing... more >>>
19/01/09	International Student Volunteers... more >>>
30/12/08	New Eco Divers See Out 2008... more >>>
24/12/08	Christmas Beach and Dive Site Clean Up... more >>>
06/11/08	"Asian Diver" Magazine... more >>>
19/10/08	Whaleshark Week... more >>>
15/10/08	New Reef Check Divers... more >>>
03/10/08	Koh Tao Biorock Project Begins II... more >>>
24/09/08	Koh Tao Biorock Project Begins... more >>>
22/09/08	New Artificial Reef in Mae Haad... more >>>
20/09/08	International Clean Up Day... more >>>
15/09/08	New Reef Check Ecodivers... more >>>
31/08/08	Beach & Divesite Clean Up... more >>>
25/08/08	Tanote Bay Restoration - Day 2... more >>>
16/08/08	New Reef Check Ecodivers... more >>>
31/07/08	Divesite Clean Up, Mae Haad... more >>>
30/07/08	Introducing Green Fins Reef Watch... more >>>
10/07/08	Coral Nursery Update... more >>>
07/07/08	Researching Sairee Beach ... more >>>
21/06/08	Restoration Day on Koh Tao... more >>>
08/06/08	Celebrating World Ocean Day!... more >>>
04/06/08	Baseline Reef Check Survey - Lighthouse Bay... more >>>
30/05/08	Underwater Clean Up - Aow Leuk... more >>>
27/05/08	More Reef Check - More Fun!... more >>>
22/04/08	"Dive For Earth" Day... more >>>
22/04/08	New Eco Divers... more >>>
04/04/08	Leading Organizations Join Forces for Coral Reefs... more >>>
29/03/08	KOH TAO FESTIVAL 2008 - Preserve Paradise!... more >>>
17/03/08	New Ecodivers on Koh Tao... more >>>
16/03/08	More Coralwatch on Koh Tao... more >>>
13/03/08	Going Green All Over... more >>>
12/03/08	Another Successful Beach Clean Up... more >>>
08/03/08	New Artificial Reef... more >>>
20/02/08	Congratulations - New Eco-Divers... more >>>
15/02/08	"Save Koh Tao" in conjunction with IYOR 2008... more >>>
23/01/08	Mae Haad Beach Clean Up... more >>>
02/01/08	New Year, New Star – Big Eco Day... more >>>
18/12/07	More Coralwatch Studies on Koh Tao... more >>>
18/12/07	6 New Ecodivers on Koh Tao... more >>>
18/11/07	New Reef Check Eco Divers @ Crystal Dive... more >>>
07/11/07	Crystal Dive in the News Again!... more >>>
26/10/07	New 'Eco' website!... www.ecokohtao.com >>>
14/10/07	More Coralwatch studies @ Crystal Dive Resort... more >>>
14/10/07	Crystal Completes 2nd Reef Check Eco Diver Course... more >>>
16/09/07	Mae Haad Beach Clean Up... more >>>
11/09/07	Eco Warriors To The Rescue!... more >>>
10/09/07	More Coralwatch Surveys Conducted... more >>>
09/09/07	Crystal Dive - Koh Tao's Eco Friendly Dive Center... more >>>
30/08/07	SAVE OUR REEFS!... more >>>
01/08/07	Crystal Dive Resort in the media... more >>>
17/07/07	Crystal Dive Resort certifies its first Reef Check Eco-Divers... more >>>
16/07/07	Asia Pacific’s Premier PADI Dive Center Joins Coralwatch... more >>>
11/07/07	New Mooring Buoy to protect the Reef... more >>>
08/07/07	Another FIRST @ Crystal Dive Resort... more >>>
27/06/07	Crystal Dive Resort in the media... more >>>
15/06/07	CRYSTAL DIVE RESORT goes ECO... more >>>
10/06/07	BEACH CLEAN-UP A HUGE SUCCESS!... more >>>
07/06/07	PRESS RELEASE! CoralWatch... more >>>
29/05/07	In Support Of World Ocean Day... more >>>
03/05/07	Reef Check Trainer Course - Update... more >>>
01/05/07	First "Reef Check Trainer Course" in the World!... more >>>