[6] The NP is a coastal area with beaches, coral reefs, mangrove swamps, and a rainforest jungle.

[4] The islands of Piak Nam Yai[7] and Thao[8] are noted for stone-tool usage by long-tailed macaques.

[9] In 2002, the Laemson National Park-Kapoe Estuary-Kra Buri River Estuary area became a designated Ramsar site.

[10] Subsequent to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the park headquarters were flattened, and Ao Khao Khwai (Bull Horn Bay) was split into two small islands.

[11] A consortium of institutional partners are facilitating a mangrove restoration project at Laem Son.