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Amid mounting concern surrounding of environmental damage on Thai islands frequented by tourists, Singha Estate in May opened a Marine Discovery Centre at the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort to raise awareness about the importance of marine biodiversity and conservation.

The Marine Discovery Centre houses four zones – the Shark Room, the Phi Phi Islands Room, the Clownfish Room and the Auditorium – and offers visitors interactive displays with educational material about unique marine species endemic to the region.

The new environmental attraction will also be a base for the re-introduction of clownfish, as well as breeding bamboo sharks and replanting coral reefs.

The company is also collaborating with national park officials, local communities and the Faculty of Fisheries at Kaset...

Each month, fishermen in the Gulf of Thailand risk their lives harvesting live sea snakes. It’s risky for both parties: the snakes are in danger of being over-harvested and the fishermen could get bitten. Scientists are now calling for a monitoring programme to assess the impact the on-going trade will have on their population numbers and to look how it affects the ecosystem. A team reports in the journal Conservation Biology that fishermen have noticed a decline in their population since 2009. The researchers now want to understand if this is due to overfishing or other factors like pollution.

The fishermen fish for squid with nets and hooks, and at the same time pick up hundreds of deadly sea snakes. The snakes have particularly potent venoms, which can be lethal...

Princess Divers was established on Phi Phi Island in 2001, Princess Divers was set up to offer the guests of Phi Phi Princess Resort and its sister resort Phi Phi Charlie Beach Resort the ultimate scuba diving experience whilst visiting the Phi Phi Islands. Due to our exceptional high diving standards and our dedicated group of experienced multilingual dive staff, our reputation now attracts customers from all over Phi Phi Island and the surrounding area looking for the best in scuba diving standards and customer service.

We opened our second Dive Centre on the nearby Island of Koh Mook in 2003 offering guests visiting the Islands of Trang province the same level of safety and enjoyment already on offer to people visiting Phi Phi Island.

Sadly in December 2004, Phi Phi Island was struck...