Coral Conservation with Harrow International School (part 2)

A couple of days ago we had the guys and girls from Harrow International School here on the island. One of their scheduled activities was a day out on the sea, to explore the beauty of the Koh Chang reefs while snorkelling and for some even diving. Well done to the guys on girls who did their very first dives and thereby completed the PADI Discover Scuba Diver.
A very big thank you to all the students for their participation in a coral conservation project at Koh Wai.
Here we transplanted over 200 coral fragments (mostly staghorn) to a framework which was build by the students the previous day. Once the coral fragments were in place, the frames were then transported to a shallow sandy bottom along the shore of the island where they can grow in a protected environment.
DivingScool is planning more coral conservation programs over the next couple of months and we will certainly keep you posted on our initiatives.
For now, as allways...Happy Bubbles!

Coral Conservation with Harrow International School (part 1)

Today we started with the preparations for our annual Coral Conservation program in cooperation with Harrow International School from Bangkok. On the 16th and the 17th the students from year 13 will participate in a project to restore coral and some of them will get an introduction to scuba diving by enrolling in the Discover Scuba Diving Program. The first day they will assemble a framework made out of pvc piping. The frame will represent the initials of the school followed by the year. In the slideshow you can find the basic tools and materials needed in order to build a simple frame that can do so much in restoring valuable coral.
The second day we head over to Koh Wai, where the corals are transplanted into the frame by the students before being put onto the sea bottom where they can start growing. More about the actual process of the coral transplantation will follow part 2.

A new month means a new...Specialty

This month the PADI Boat Diver is the one in the spotlight!!!
Here on Koh Chang all the diving happens from boats...so this is the ideal opportunity to benefit from our promotion to get your next specialty.
Boat diving has got something magical and with our two purpose built boats, you will enjoy the diving here to the fullest.
The diving conditions are still great and we are coming nearer to the long awaited whale shark season. So fingers crossed and let's hope that we have several encounters with these gentle giants over the next couple of weeks.