Koh Yung reefs ruled ‘off limits’

Park head Sarayuth Tanthien said yesterday the move followed a National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department committee meeting to adjust the management of national park territory. The meeting resulted in a resolution to “close” Koh Yung, which suffers from rising sea temperatures and coral bleaching, as well as deterioration due to tourism impacts, he said. 

Sarayuth said coral reefs to the island’s west and north were under threat while reefs to the east and south had already been degraded by tourism activity and needed a break to recover.