AN ASSESSMENT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT BY TOURISM SECTOR IN NHA TRANG BAY, VIETNAM

Vo Si Tuan; Hua Thai Tuyen; Nguyen Van Long; Phan Kim Hoang; Hoang Xuan Ben; Mai Xuan Dat

doi:10.15625/1859-3097/18/4A/13638

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Vo Si Tuan Institute of Oceanography, VAST, Vietnam
Hua Thai Tuyen Institute of Oceanography, VAST, Vietnam
Nguyen Van Long Institute of Oceanography, VAST, Vietnam
Phan Kim Hoang Institute of Oceanography, VAST, Vietnam
Hoang Xuan Ben Institute of Oceanography, VAST, Vietnam
Mai Xuan Dat Institute of Oceanography, VAST, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/18/4A/13638

Keywords:

Management effectiveness, coral reefs, ecological tourism, hard corals, reef fish, invertebrates.

Abstract

The models of coral reef management for the development of ecological tourism were conducted under the coordination among the 3 businesses (Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest Company, Vinpearl Nha Trang and Tri Nguyen Tourism), Institute of Oceanography and Khanh Hoa Department of Natural Resources & Environment. The analysis of trends of coral cover, density of reef fishes and big size invertebrates at 3 sites allowed assessing effectiveness of 3 years’ management. The stability of hard coral cover, except the decline at southern Hon Tam due to impacts of the typhoon in Nov., 2017 indicated no increased damage to corals from human activities. However, the dominance of small size fish (< 10 cm in length), the decline of density of larger size fish and the poorness of large size invertebrate showed continuous overexploitation at these managed areas.

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