Dive Sites → Phuket’s Coral Reef Squadron 90% Destroyed
September 9th, 2009 by Aquanauts
When the CMAS-backed Thailand Diving Association came up with the idea last year to sink a bunch of aluminum airplanes and helicopters, the near universal non-TDA opinion was it was a pretty stupid idea. Not only would the corrents in Bang Tao Bay play havoc with the site, but metal itself would quickly deterioriate before coral for the artificial reef could take root.
Turns out they were right. The TDA now admits the “Coral Reef Squadron” is 90 percent destroyed by fishing trawlers and currents. (more…)
