About us

The most experienced marine conservation team in Asia.

Who Are We ?

 

Our program leaders are some of the most experienced educators on Koh Tao. They are a dedicated group actively involved in the Koh Tao Community and anything “Eco” going on. With varying backgrounds from governmental, legal, and creative areas, they all bring unique skills to our programs.

ABOUT KOH TAO

Koh Tao is an island in Thailand located near the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. It covers an area of about 21 km square. As of 2006 its official population was 1,382. The main settlement is Ban Mae Haad.

The economy of the island is almost exclusively centred around tourism, especially scuba diving

Koh Tao was named by its first settlers after the island’s turtle-like geographic shape. 

Nathan Cook

Nathan Cook

Nathan Cook lived on Koh Tao for almost a decade. He now works on areas of the Great Barrier Reef that require coral restoration.

Nathan runs regular reef resilience workshops on Koh Tao for attendees to see working restoration efforts.

Matt Bolton

Matt Bolton

Matt has lived on Koh Tao for over 20 years.

He is the co-founder of Eco Koh Tao, a PADI Course Director and first brought Reef Check to the island in 2007