Songtham Suksawang, chief of the DNP’s National Parks Office, who chaired the meeting, said that the amount of tourists in marine national parks was directly affecting the environment. “Those national parks, especially marine national parks, are suffering from an oversupply of visitors. The DNP has plans for a solution on the Similan Islands by spreading tourists around the other islands, as Island Four and Island Eight are way too overcrowded. “We will spread tourists to other islands, apart from Islands Four and Eight, by installing piers to connect them. We will start this project near the islands that are highly overcrowded, such as Similan, Phi Phi and in Phang Nga Bay.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 06, 2018 23:37 UTC