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# Thailand Update: Similan and Koh Phi Phi
- URL: https://sn.olafwrieden.com/update-thailand-similan-und-phi-phi/
- Published: 2018-05-12T18:00:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-10T20:15:47.000Z
- Description: A 2018 update on visitor limits, anchoring damage and plans to investigate reef conditions around Thailand’s islands.
- Author: Olaf Wrieden
- Tags: News, #archive-import

Our next stop takes us to the Gulf of Thailand.

We have received several reports and photographs showing that a great deal is wrong here, with tour boats in particular causing severe damage to reefs. We will now take a closer look.

On 6 February 2018, the DNP, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, announced that visitor numbers to the Similan and Phi Phi islands would be restricted.

> “There are many problems, such as oil leaking from boats, anchoring in reefs, rubbish and the effects on the islands’ local way of life.”  
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> “…Floating jetties will be built so that corals are not destroyed.”

We think this is a good step in the right direction. Our team will be there to assess the situation first-hand.

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*Originally published in German on 13 May 2018\.* [*Read the archived original*](https://web.archive.org/web/20251017105822/https://save-nemo.org/update-thailand-similan-und-phi-phi/)*.*