7am, Sai Daeng Beach, Ko Tao, Thailand. The tourists are still slumbering peacefully in their bungalows and the reef in front of the beach lies placid. It’s not much of a reef, most of the coral has died – blame unregulated tourism and global warming. But here I am, quietly swimming out into the warm, [...]
April 20th, 2010 | Tags: black-tip shark, Canada, Christine Ward-Paige, Dalhousie University, endangered species, environmental, environmental degardation and tourism, extinction, Gulf of Thailand, Impian Divers, Ko Tao, marine environment, reef sharks, Rob Stewart, Robert Rhemrev, scuba diving, shark, shark fin soup, sharks, Sharkwater, snorkeling, species extinction, Thailand, tourism | Category: Thailand | Leave a comment