| 2009 Update |
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Save Koh Tao Marine BranchUpdate for the 2009 seasonThe Marine Branch of Save Koh Tao is a collaboration of local businesses and community members that are working to solve the problems faced by our reefs, and share a philosophy of sustainable development and tourism. We hope to study, protect, and restore the reefs around Koh Tao so that there beauty and function will be maintained into the future. After a very successful year in 2008, the Marine Branch of the Save Koh Tao Group will be back in action starting in January of 2009. Last year, about 20 of the island’s dive schools joined together on many social and environmental projects including: • performing monthly land/underwater clean-ups Things moved along great in the first year due to the strong community support from local businesses and dive schools, community members, and international volunteers. This year we hope to increase both the size and number of projects we undertake and increase the amount of local involvement and cooperation in the projects. We will be continuing all of last years projects, but also adding on: • Reef zoning and mooring buoy installation/maintenance Last year showed just how strong how local community could be by working together, and this year we hope to push those bounds even farther. Thank you to all of the schools/groups that helped with last year’s projects!!!
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