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Hi Asiandivergal,
Here's a recent submission to this year's edition of Undercurrent's "Travelin' Diver's Chapbook":
"Dynamite Fishing January 8, 2002
One of the most beautiful dive sites in Thailand's Andaman Sea, Hin Muang-Hin Daeng, was seriously damaged in December when dynamite from an illegal and unidentified fishing boat damaged two giant underwater rocks, each as large as a football field and as tall as a 100-story building. Nangnoy Yossundara, a local dive instructor, said, It is the most ecologically important site in the Andaman Sea with soft coral habitats. You have to dive at Burma Bank to experience its equal. The two giant rocks were about 40 feet under water. Hin Muang is covered with purple corals while Hin Daeng, closer to the water surface, has red corals. Dive operators said the illegal fishing activity was just the tip of the iceberg. Famous scuba diving sites near Phi Phi and Similan Islands have been damaged by dragnets from fishing boats that swept corals and destroyed fish spawning grounds. The operators called on the government to zone the area to protect the undersea ecology from illegal fishing. If you want to learn more about what you as a diver can do to stop such activity, visit the website of the Coral Reef Alliance at www.coral.org."
How sad.
DocVikingo
Here's a recent submission to this year's edition of Undercurrent's "Travelin' Diver's Chapbook":
"Dynamite Fishing January 8, 2002
One of the most beautiful dive sites in Thailand's Andaman Sea, Hin Muang-Hin Daeng, was seriously damaged in December when dynamite from an illegal and unidentified fishing boat damaged two giant underwater rocks, each as large as a football field and as tall as a 100-story building. Nangnoy Yossundara, a local dive instructor, said, It is the most ecologically important site in the Andaman Sea with soft coral habitats. You have to dive at Burma Bank to experience its equal. The two giant rocks were about 40 feet under water. Hin Muang is covered with purple corals while Hin Daeng, closer to the water surface, has red corals. Dive operators said the illegal fishing activity was just the tip of the iceberg. Famous scuba diving sites near Phi Phi and Similan Islands have been damaged by dragnets from fishing boats that swept corals and destroyed fish spawning grounds. The operators called on the government to zone the area to protect the undersea ecology from illegal fishing. If you want to learn more about what you as a diver can do to stop such activity, visit the website of the Coral Reef Alliance at www.coral.org."
How sad.
DocVikingo
