Thailand: Replace coral with artificial reef

According to the Thai government, more than 100 artificial fiberglass reefs were placed on the seabed off the country to replace the coral reefs destroyed by the tsunami in 2004 and resume diving activities. under the sea.

(Photo: HTV) These artificial rocks are placed around tourist sites like Krabi, Phuket and Phangnga. They were sculpted with many other shapes like African elephants or flying birds.

'This project aims to ease the burden on the true coral reefs,' said Pinsak Suraswadi, one of the proponents of the initiative.

According to the Thai Ministry of Environment, the goal is to let divers stay away from precarious areas severely affected by the December 26, 2004 tsunami in southern Thailand. Some areas have been closed down by government orders.

The tsunami that devastated the coast along about 10 Indian Ocean countries killed 5,400 people in Thailand, of which half were foreign tourists.