Fishing will be banned in part of the Gulf of Thailand for over three months, or from June to September, to allow marine species to recover their numbers, breed and nurture their young.

Sweetlips fish in Thailand. The Gulf of Thailand supports coral reefs that are home to a range of other marine species. Image by Umeed Mistry / Ocean Image Bank. On Jan. 30, ...

Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean sponge once thought to be extinct in the wild.

In the Gulf of Thailand, fisheries researchers use a guideline to scuba dive to the ocean floor where they release baskets full of young bamboo sharks. By Prapan Chankaew RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand ...