Patcharapol Panrak
A team of volunteers has been assembled by Bangsarae Sub-district Municipality to help protect marine and coastal resources.
The announcement was made jointly on December 15 by the Division for the Promotion of Marine and Coastal Resources, Office for the Conservation of Marine and Coastal Resources, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, the Royal Thai Navy, Bangsarae Sub-district Municipality, Na Jomtien Sub-district Municipality, and the Sriracha Fishery Research Station.
Heading the briefing session was deputy mayor of Bangsarae Sub-district, Sutas Tantisaraporn, along with deputy permanent secretary Mrs Kittiya Somjit and head of the Public Health Administrators Department Mrs Kesara Punsiri.
Bangsarae Sub-district Municipality will select areas for conservation, and the volunteers will monitor the sites and undertake work to ensure they are protected.
David Hong, general manager of Underwater World in Pattaya, presented funds of 15,000 baht to help support the initial volunteer program.
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