The Latest Breaking News from Department of Marine and Coastal Resources

Coral reefs provide a habitat for marine life. Unfortunately, they are being damaged by climate change and pollution, and their numbers are declining. Many organisations attempt to restore corals by using artificial reefs such as used car tyres, PVC pipes and cement blocks. However, the appearance of these artificial reefs…

PHANGNGA: Marine conservation officials have used thermal imaging equipment mounted on a drone to capture video of a leatherback sea turtle, the world’s largest turtle species, coming to shore to lay eggs.

The cabinet's recent decision to approve the construction of a 4.48-billion-baht bridge across the Songkhla Lake is causing alarm among environmental activists and authorities alike, with many questioning if the project will ultimately spell the demise of the last pod of 14 Irrawaddy dolphins who call the lake home.

A large area of algal bloom was sighted at Leam Mae Phim Beach, Klaeng, Rayong.

The last pod of 14 Irrawaddy dolphins in Songkhla Lake in southern Thailand could become extinct within eight years if a conservation plan is not implemented immediately, says the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.

Great news for Mae Nam Chao Phraya river-lovers. Soon they will no longer have to pretend not to notice that the old girl has a bit of a beauty problem. She’s been breaking out in unsightly and polluting plastic and Styrofoam spots for too long. Worse, it all ends up…

About 170 dugongs, 27 Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and 141 sea turtles have been sighted along islands in Trang during an aerial survey, says the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).

CHON BURI: The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources registered a complaint on Sunday asking police to take action against a tourist who sat on an endangered coral reef.