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Big Blue Diving Khao Lak

A few (trevally-centric) snippets from the 14/12/17 to 18/12/17 cruise on Big Blue’s MV Hallelujah in the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock.
Khao Lak, Thailand

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Living Blue Ocean Education

What happens when you take ocean education out of the classroom? After welcoming more than 200 international students last season, we look at how Living Blue’s school programmes combine underwater adventure, marine science and real conservation.

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Introducing Living Blue

Living Blue is the new home for conservation, citizen science and ocean education at Big Blue Diving Khao Lak. Here’s how years spent diving the Andaman Sea – and a few good ideas along the way – grew into something much bigger.

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2025 Recap: Big Blue Diving Khao Lak × Andaman Turtle Watch

As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on an extraordinary year of collaboration between Big Blue and Andaman Turtle Watch. From leading the region in citizen science submissions to launching the Andaman Sea’s first public sea turtle photo-ID database, this partnership shows what’s possible when conservation is embedded into everyday diving. The data, the discoveries, and the turtles tell a powerful story – and this is only the beginning.

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Turtle Conservation Trips

We’ve partnered with Andaman Turtle Watch to offer an unique 4-night conservation-focused diving experience in the Similan Islands. These educational expeditions combines our renowned diving standards with hands-on turtle research opportunities.

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Meet the individual turtles we track with Andaman Turtle Watch. Each profile tells a unique conservation story—from first sighting to ongoing research. See citizen science in action.

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