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As climate change bites, tourists are being recruited to help clean up the ocean
Black Turtle Dive staff lead a restoration and maintenance workshop on an artificial restoration site off the west coast of Thailand’s Koh Tao Island. (Courtesy of Fabian Seligmann, Black Turtle Dive)
REBECCA L. ROOT
January 4, 2026 07:20 JST
KOH TAO, Thailand — For most visitors to Thailand, diving is a recreational pursuit — a chance to glimpse sharks, turtles and seahorses drifting through tropical waters. But on the small island of Koh Tao, divers are increasingly using their trips to help protect marine ecosystems under pressure from climate change.
