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Green Fins Training for Reuter's Dive Club

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Thirty divers and snorkelers from Reuters Thailand displayed their corporate social responsibilities by participating in the Green Fins Programme. The Green Fins Programme advocates environmentally-friendly practices when diving or snorkeling around coral reefs.

During their two day training on 10 – 11 March 2007, they released young giant clams on the reefs, learned the techniques of surveying coral reefs and carried out the cleaning of the reefs at    Phi Phi Island, Yoong Island, Khai-roh Island and Dokmai Island. The giant clams were provided by the Aquaculture Center of the Department of Fisheries while their release  was carried out with the cooperation of Phuket Marine Biological Center that coordinates the Green Fins programme in Thailand. The clean-up of the reefs produced an astonishing amount of garbage weighing about 160 kilograms that comprised mostly of discarded fishing nets.