Dive sites to remain closed so bleached coral may recover
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 02:27 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Seven popular dive sites in the Andaman Sea will be closed for at least six more months to allow coral damaged by bleaching to recover.
The National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department ordered the temporary closure of 18 diving sites at seven marine national parks in the Andaman Sea in January last year because of the coral bleaching phenomenon.
Bleaching, or the whitening of coral as it loses its natural pigment, is caused by a rise in sea temperatures, which has been linked to global climate change.
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- Writer: Apinya Wipatayotin
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