Help save our seas and save on your diving trips
Building on the success of the ‘Upcycling
the Oceans, Thailand’ project, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has
officially kicked off the ‘SAVE the Ocean & SAVE for Your Next Dive’
campaign, offering divers the chance to earn discounts on dive trips,
in return for helping to protect Thailand’s marine ecosystem.
Interested divers are encouraged to take part by following just three
easy steps: first, they need to inform a participating dive operator
that they would like to join the project. The dive operator will then
give them a special rubbish collection bag. Second, divers collect
rubbish while enjoying their dive, and return the bag to receive a stamp
on their ‘Diving Passport’.
Third, they can use the stamp to redeem
special discounts on their next dive trip with a participating dive
operator.
Participating operators and dive sites are located in easy reach of
Bangkok, on Thailand’s picturesque Eastern Seaboard – from the
conveniently located Ao Sattahip and Ao Samae San in Chon Buri to the
magical island of Ko Samet and the hidden gem of Hin Phloeng in Rayong
province.
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The campaign is part of ‘Upcycling the Oceans, Thailand’ – a
collaborative project among TAT, PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) and the
Ecoalf Foundation – which aims to not only transform plastic debris
found in the ocean into thread to make fabrics, but also to preserve the
sea and coastal areas.
During their dive, participating divers are encouraged to practice
good buoyancy control while also being careful to maintain the fragile
ecosystem they are helping to protect – for example, when removing
fishing nets from coral, it is best to use scissors to carefully trim
the net and not pull it in such a way that will cause the coral to
break.
Source - TheNation
