[Coral-List] RE: Phuket Marine Lab and Marine Scientists
RichardPDunne at aol.com
RichardPDunne at aol.com
Tue Jan 4 11:39:49 EST 2005
In a message dated 04/01/2005 16:23:06 GMT Standard Time,
jsobel at oceanconservancy.org writes:
Alina, Jim, Sherry, others: I'm similarly interested in the fate of the
Phuket and more importantly the individuals who work there. I'm especially
interested in information regarding Pitiwong Tantichodok, a good friend from
graduate school who I recently visited in Thailand, and several of his
colleagues who I met while there. Any information greatly appreciated.
Jack A. Sobel
Director, Strategic Conservation Science and Policy
The Ocean Conservancy
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Phone: (202)429-5609/857-3270
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Email: jsobel at oceanconservancy.org
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:01:52 -0500
From: "Szmant, Alina" <szmanta at uncw.edu>
Subject: RE: [Coral-List] Setting up structures of support
Hi Jim and Sheery:
I have been watching for any postings on Coral List that indicate the fate
of the Phuket Marine Lab and marine scientists there (e.g. Chansang...) Any
word from any of them?
Best,
Alina
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Barbara (Brown) and I contacted Phuket (PMBC) early last week. Everyone is
okay (no injuries and no fatalities) and the damage was minimal. This is in
part because most of the lab buildings and staff houses are up a hill, and also
because the tsunami was pretty minimal on the Cape Panwa peninsula, where
the lab is located. This latter effect may be due to the offshore islands
absorbing some of the energy and then the relatively shallow water and protecting
fringing reef.
Pitiwong does not work at the lab - he used to be at Sonkla University but
has moved on but we can't remember where. His new university is not on the
coast. He just visits PMBC with a field course once or twice a year. As far as
we know he was not at Phuket at the time. Hansa Chansang has retired and now
spends most of her time at her Bangkok house (she also has a house inland on
Phuket - so appears at the lab now and then).
Hope that reassures you.
Richard Dunne
_RichardPDunne at aol.com_ (mailto:RichardPDunne at aol.com)
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