On December 1st, 2009 the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort & Spa was again invited to participate in the Coral Rehabilitation Project organized by the Phuket Marine Biology Centre (PMBC).

  Coral Reef Exhibition

Before all activities started the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources had organized an exhibition about the “Ecosystem Coral Reef” and its global importance.

  Coral Reef Exhibition

Furthermore, some operators from Phi Phi Island received an award for their participation and efforts to protect the underwater world of the Phi Phi Island National Park. The Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort & Spa was one of them.

  Khun Som receives an award

Our Executive Assistant Manager, Khun Prayoon was rewarded with a trophy from the Deputy General Director of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Khun Pravim, for the development of our own Coral Nursery in front of the resort at Loh Bagao Reef.


Khun Prayoon receives the trophy for our Coral Nursery at Loh Bagao

After the ceremony a team of about 50 volunteers, including school children from Tonsai Bay went for a beach clean up at Lodalum Bay, the other side of Tonsai Bay.

  School Kids

A team of about 30 divers and 20 volunteers went aboard the Thai Navy Vessel “Wang Nai” to participate in the Coral Rehabilitation Project.

  Navy Vessel “Wang Nai”

This time a new way of planting coral fragments was introduced. Before we used to plant the coral pieces on iron bars that we first attached to the ocean floor. For this project Dr. Nalinee and her team from the PMBC use dead coral boulders that they have collected beforehand. Holes are drilled into the boulders and coral fragments that have grown for one year at the nursery are then planted into those holes with cement. Finally the boulders are brought to their final destination at the reef in front of Long Beach.

  Coral boulders

  Drilling holes


Coral boulders with transplanted coral fragments before reaching their final destination