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7 swim to Koh Samui to raise marine ecosystem awareness
7 swimmers, including actor and singer Phakhin Khamwilaisak, also know as “Tono”, have begun an 82 kilometre ocean swim for over 18 days to increase public awareness of the environment and the need to reserve Thailand’s marine ecosystem. They are also raising money to buy ...
Fishermen should play key role in limiting sea garbage, says official
Mongkol Sukcharoenkana, president of the National Fisheries Association of Thailand, has suggested three ways to effectively keep trash out of the sea, which he believes will require people to form networks.Keep reading ...
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'Litter traps' a success blocking trash from the sea
Jatuporn Burutpat, chief of Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, said four such traps tested in canals in Samut Songkram were each catching 7.7 kilograms of garbage per day. Five more will be set at the mouth of the Rayong River and Samut Sakhon canals ...
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Marine endangered species injured or killed from sea garbage every 68 hours
Over the past year, 129 marine endangered species in Thailand have been injured or killed from sea garbage, which means every 68 hours one of them has been tortured or died from ingesting our rubbish.Marine specialist Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat says that, based on data from ...
