Due to coral bleaching several islands within 7 marine national parks in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand have been temporarily closed to allow coral reefs affected by bleaching to recover and regenerate.
Here is a list of the marine national parks and the handful of islands within them that have been affected by the ban. Please note that all other marine national parks remain open and operating as normal. Thailand’s general tourism industry continues to operate as usual too. [Read more…]