WELCOME TO Go ECO PHUKETGo Eco Phuket is a group of eco scuba divers and scuba diving shops and businesses located on the beautiful island of Phuket, Thailand.
We all share the same concerns about critical issues facing the underwater world and want to do some thing about it. We want to connect conservation and tourism to build a community of divers enthusiastic and passionate about protecting our ocean. We are long time supporters and advocates of Project AWARE Foundation - a global movement of divers protecting our ocean planet - one dive at time. We know that scuba divers are amazing ambassadors for our underwater world. If you're travelling to Thailand as a backpacker, a family or just heading for a week in the sun then why not join our activities and actions? We promise you lots of fun plus you get make a real difference for our oceans! Join us today. |
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Go ECo Phuket LATEST NEWS
EDUCATION FOR PHUKET: GO ECO PHUKET CAMP
15/11/2013
Go Eco Phuket was never about only cleaning up the reefs and bays around Phuket. From the beginning we also wanted to make a difference to PREVENT debris on our reefs and in our bays, and to improve the water quality around Phuket to allow our reefs to flourish in a healthy state.
This means Education.
Thankfully with numerous high-profile Reef & Beach Clean-Ups and consistent support from our member Dive Centres we have been able to raise awareness to the problems that Phuket faces. Most notably the Thai authorities in charge of Phuket's water areas have started to listen and when we said that we wanted to reach out to the local Thais and to educate for the good of Phuket's future we got the go-ahead! Even better, we got their support and from all this, Go Eco Phuket Camp was born!
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Go Eco Phuket was never about only cleaning up the reefs and bays around Phuket. From the beginning we also wanted to make a difference to PREVENT debris on our reefs and in our bays, and to improve the water quality around Phuket to allow our reefs to flourish in a healthy state.
This means Education.
Thankfully with numerous high-profile Reef & Beach Clean-Ups and consistent support from our member Dive Centres we have been able to raise awareness to the problems that Phuket faces. Most notably the Thai authorities in charge of Phuket's water areas have started to listen and when we said that we wanted to reach out to the local Thais and to educate for the good of Phuket's future we got the go-ahead! Even better, we got their support and from all this, Go Eco Phuket Camp was born!
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GO ECO PHUKET CLEAN UP AUGUST 2013
13/08/2013
Yes we did it again!! You may remember our 'Dive Against Debris' Clean Up on 30th September 2012. That was such a huge success and propelled Go Eco Phuket into the eyes of the public. It was a major step in making the Thai authorities notice Go Eco Phuket and was therefore a massive step forward in making us closer to our goals of protecting Phuket and nearby Islands' coast lines. On 13th August 2013, in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's 81st birthday, Go Eco Phuket and Phuket's Dive Community, supported by the Department of Marin & Coastal Resources and local government bodies joined together in a mass effort to raise the world's awareness of the importance of keeping Phuket's marine and coastal ecosystems clean and debris-free. Watch the video clip below that documented this event or read more... BUSY YEAR DOING WHAT WE DO BEST: PROTECTING THE OCEAN AND COASTLINES AROUND PHUKET13/07/2013
Wow! What a great year so far. Since our beginning in July 2012, Go Eco Phuket has gone from strength to strength. Throughout the year there have been beach clean-ups Island-wide most notably in Patong in celebration of the King of Thailand's birthday (5th December 2012) and on World Earth Day (22nd April 2013) at Kata Beach. Then this week it came to our attention that local fishermen had 'lost' a fishing net across one of our favourite Phuket dive sites; Shark Point. Go Eco Phuket members were made aware and the response was totally fantastic! Putting video evidence of the net on our facebook page reached over 40,000 hits and close to 100 shares, plus many appreciated comments from divers and non-divers worldwide. The result was read more records broken as Dive Against Debris Event exceeds all expectationsPhoto by Isaac Stone Simonelli
01/10/2012
On the island of Phuket, Thailand new records in the fight against debris were smashed on 30th September. Over 650 divers and beach cleaners took part in the biggest Dive Against Debris event in the world with PADI Dive Centres working together as part of a recently formed group called Go Eco Phuket. They removed around 15 tonnes of rubbish including a massive discarded fishing net that weighed in at 4.5 tonnes. Read more |
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