Post-tsunami Coral Reef Assessment Done In Thailand
March 25, 2005 @ 02:20 PM (EST)
Source: Wwfnews
Bangkok, Thailand - Two new surveys of Thailand's coral reefs show the impact of the Asian tsunami was highly varied, but with most damage identified within the country's national marine parks.
Some of the world's most diverse coral reef ecosystems are found in Thailand within a 12,000 square kilometre block, including a 200km stretch of the Andaman coast from Ranong to northern Phuket and extending 60km out to sea to include the Similan Islands, the Surin Islands, and Phra Thong Island. Some 600 species of coral reef fish, as well as four species of endangered marine turtles and many other marine species, are found within this area.
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