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“Ocean for Life” Underwater Sculptures of Art Project at Koh Tao in Surat Thani province has been developed as artificial reefs and a new diving site to support ecosystem restoration, enhance marine biodiversity, promote eco-tourism, and strengthen local livelihoods. This project is a collaboration between PTTEP, DMCR, Kasetsart University, Silpakorn University, the Koh Tao Tourism Association, the Save Koh Tao Club, and the local community.
H.T.M.S. Underwater Learning Site Project, designed to study and develop methods to transform former battleships to be underwater tourist attraction. The project is a collaborative effort with various agencies and the local communities to lays H.T.M.S. Prab at Koh Ngam Noi, Chumphon Province and H.T.M.S. Sattakut at Koh Tao, Surat Thani Province. The man–made dive site is built to be a new home for corals and marine animals as well as to reduce impacts on the natural coral reefs that are recovering from coral bleaching. It has been considered as one of the popular dive sites to study marine biodiversity. In addition, this project reveals the abundance of marine life in Thai sea and helps promoting tourism and generating income for local communities.
Mangrove reforestation to increase CO2 absorption areas, enhance biodiversity, and enrich marine resources through the restoration of degraded mangrove forests and turning it to Thailand's coastal hatchery centers. The project also aims to establish a forest safeguard network to strengthen climate change adaptation in coastal areas for the future.
Aquatic Animal Hatchery Learning Center to promote economic aquatic animal aquaculture. Developed on a crab hatchery learning center with collaboration from government offices and community, the learning center transfers knowledge and promotes conservative fishing for communities in 17 coastal provinces in the Gulf of Thailand. Through the center, a marine resource conservation network is established, to conserve and promote sustainable fishing. PTTEP has established aquatic animal hatchery learning centers in Songkhla, Pattani and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces and integrated technology in the enhancement of local fishing groups’ knowledge.
Coastal Conservation Area and Fish Home that involves the marking of coastal conservation areas with buoys and the building of fish home at aquatic animal learning centers in 17 coastal provinces in the Gulf of Thailand. The project is aimed at increasing the abundance of marine biodiversity and sustainable income for the fishing communities.
Sea Turtle Conservation implemented in cooperation with Air and Coastal Defense Command, the Royal Thai Navy’s Sea Turtles Conservation Center in Sattahip district, Chon Buri province. PTTEP supports the renovation of office, hatchery and hospital buildings, to ensure international hygiene standards for the hatchery and treatment of sick sea turtles before their return to the sea. PTTEP also provides medical tools and equipment in support of treatment and operations; prepares the exhibition area and conservation toolkits; and renovates the conservation center’s landscape to turn it to a conservative tourism destination. Supports will be extended to the conservation center on Koh Mannai Island in Rayong province and the Royal Thai Navy’s conservation center in Songkhla province.
Sea Products Development that throws supports to the communities under the 17 coastal provinces’ Aquatic Animal Hatchery Learning Center network. They are encouraged to form a seafood production and distribution group, enjoying the provision of basic production tools and equipment and training by experts on the production of seafood and processed seafood as well as online marketing. Through the supports, the quality of their products meets market demands while communities earn more income and create more jobs.
Ocean Waste Management aims to reduce impacts on marine and terrestrial ecosystem in 9 target provinces through an ocean waste management model that starts from blocking waste leakage to the seas to waste–trapping buoys in canals; coastal and ocean waste collection activities; raising awareness on daily waste volume; increasing community income through technology–assisted production of flooring materials from waste and modification of waste and obsolete fishing equipment to other products; and the establishment of a marine conservation community network.
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