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At New Heaven, we have been involved in different types of marine conservation projects for over 15 years. In the early days we did our own clean-ups and spent time educating visitors on the reefs. Soon after we began helping the Thai Navy to release sea turtles and Giant Clams in yearly projects, and hosting visiting researchers and scientists.

biorockjuly2011


Marine conservation here really took off when we began working with the CPAD Coastal Preservation and Development foundation in 2005. The CPAD Foundation was a non-profit organization involved in a wide range of research and community based projects. Unfortunately their time here was short lived, but before leaving they trained up our staff on local research and management techniques. After CPAD left we started our own marine conservation program within the dive school to encourage responsible business practices through the continuation of existing projects, education of divers, and development of new projects.


The New Heaven Reef Conservation Program is the island’s leading center for student training and project assistance in marine research and restoration techniques. Our program is constantly expanding to new, cutting edge projects, and is working with other universities and research groups around the world. Our projects are diverse, as you can see in the list below, but our current focus is primarily on increasing coral reef resilience through a focus on increasing and protecting diversity.

2011 Project list hinfaimooring_july2011

  • Underwater clean-ups
  • Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP)
  • Artificial reef construction
  • Greenfins/Reef Watch reef surveys
  • Biorock research and construction
  • Mid-water coral nurseries
  • Water testing
  • Coral Larvae Culturing
  • Coral Recruitment Studies
  • Coral Disease Studies
  • Marine Education
  • Sea Turtle Release
  • Giant Clam Nurseries
  • Mooring buoy maintenance/installation
  • Coral Predator Removal
  • Tree/Grass planting
  • Recycling suanolan_july2011
  • And much more. . .



In 2008 we began working with the Save Koh Tao group and about 15 other dive schools from the island to encourage a wider conservation movement here on the island. Through this group, we have participated in monthly underwater clean-ups, land restoration activities, fundraising, turtle releases, tourist education, and the construction of 5 artficial reefs or diving trainings sites around the island, including the Gulf of Thailand’s largest Biorock structure, Hin Fai.