Twice I came to Thailand to assist with the design, creation and placing of the hands under water in the CoralGarden.
Tag: Thailand
Freedive challenge
The CoralGarden has grown with 2 flowers, at the same time. It was the first time an artificial reef was assembled under water by freedivers. Both scuba and freediving teams had great fun.
Visiting Koh Tao!
I wanted to go on holiday, so I visiting Frank and Vera on Koh Tao and enjoy diving.
Volunteer in the spotlight: Emiel
Frank and Vera inspired people to think further. Building an artificial reef is cool and fun to do, but it is very small scale. In my opinion this is not the solution to solve bigger issues like coral bleaching and climate change. Inspired by the flower building project, I started thinking about what I can do to improve our ocean.
7 things you can do from home to protect our coral reefs
Here are 7 things you can do from home to contribute to a healthy coral reef.
Did you know: that we have very little knowledge of the whale shark?
Although whale sharks are the largest fish of the ocean, we know very little about these creatures. Weird since they are so big that they have a hard time hiding.
Volunteer in the spotlight: Ninja, the CoralCat
Are you curious about how Ninja, the CoralCat, helps us in her own way of making artificial reefs?
World Ocean Day 2017 on Koh Tao
Our world ocean day 2017 was a very educational day, thanks to the New Heaven Reef Conservation Program.
An exciting and fun event: planting a flower in the CoralGarden
Our dream is a CoralGarden full of flowers. The second flower will be planted underwater!
Whale Shark Mania on Koh Tao
Normally, there are only a few whale sharks around Koh Tao each year. This year is not normal….