At Thailand dive expo, fears for coral's future
The Peninsula
Bangkok: Jakkapat Yodnil calls out to visitors at a diving expo in Bangkok, eager to share details of his shop s expeditions to the azure waters aroun...
Bangkok: Jakkapat Yodnil calls out to visitors at a diving expo in Bangkok, eager to share details of his shop's expeditions to the azure waters around the Thai island of Koh Tao.
But behind the friendly sales pitch, the 25-year-old fears that bleaching affecting much of the world's coral this year threatens his livelihood and the marine world he loves.
It's a worry that ripples through the Thai Dive Expo, a major annual event for regional dive operators.
Coral around the world is in the grip of a mass bleaching event that scientists warned this week is expanding and deepening.
Record ocean temperatures have caused parts of reefs in 62 countries and territories to turn ghostly white as they expel the algae that live inside them.
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