Thẻ: Corals in Vietnam in danger

Major coral loss in Vietnam’s first marine protected area: Study

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mongabay.com Keith Anthony Fabro 20 Jun 2025 VietnamOceans

  • Vietnam’s first marine protected area (MPA), Nha Trang Bay, has lost nearly 200 hectares (494 acres) of coral reef since it was established in 2002, according to a new study.
  • Major drivers of the coral decline include coastal development, warming sea temperatures and devastating crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) outbreaks worsened by overfishing and nutrient pollution.
  • The study calls for stronger conservation measures inside Nha Trang Bay and other MPAs, including pollution control, active reef restoration and inclusive community governance.
  • Experts say Nha Trang Bay offers lessons for other MPAs in Southeast Asia facing similar threats.

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Vietnam’s first marine protected area, Nha Trang Bay, has lost nearly 200 hectares (494 acres) of coral reef since its creation in 2002, a new study shows. The alarming decline raises fresh questions about how effective conservation efforts have been in protecting one of the country’s most iconic coastal ecosystems.

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Coral reefs in Vietnam face collapse. Can conservation efforts turn the tide?

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Jonathan Hanitzsch rests after collecting trash off the coast of Hon Mot Island on Feb. 7, 2025, in Nha Trang, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans)
Jonathan Hanitzsch rests after collecting trash off the coast of Hon Mot Island on Feb. 7, 2025, in Nha Trang, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans)

By  YANNICK PETERHANS and ANIRUDDHA GHOSALUpdated 9:02 AM GMT+7, March 5, 2025Share

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying. The waters are eerily devoid of fish. The bounty of the ocean is coming to an end.

This is why Binh Van — who fished in these waters for over two decades — now charters his boat to Vietnamese tourists wanting to experience the thrill of fishing in the deep waters of the South China Sea. But there is only squid, which is flourishing in oceans warmed by climate change, to catch. His passengers don’t mind as the boat moves away from Nha Trang’s twinkling beach resorts. But Van is pensive.

Nguyen Tuan Hai drives Rainbow Diver's boat to Madonna Rock, Feb. 7, 2025, in Nha Trang, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans)
Nguyen Tuan Hai drives Rainbow Diver’s boat to Madonna Rock, Feb. 7, 2025, in Nha Trang, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans)

It wasn’t always like this. There was a time when he’d catch 70 kilograms (154 pounds) of fish, like tuna and grouper, in one night. He can’t make money on the squid.

“Now I usually go home empty-handed,” he said.

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Vietnam’s ‘coral grave’ at Nha Trang Bay a wake-up call on climate change destruction

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Just 1 per cent of Vietnam’s corals are in a healthy state while the rest face multiple threats to survival, say scientistsLocal activists are leading conservation efforts even as climate change, human activities continue to cause coral bleaching and decay

Sen Nguyen

Sen Nguyen

Published: 11:00am, 24 Jul, 2022, SCMP

Local authorities have restricted swimming and diving in the Nha Trang Bay marine reserve until it fully inspected the area. File photo: AFP

Local authorities have restricted swimming and diving in the Nha Trang Bay marine reserve until it fully inspected the area. File photo: AFP

Grim footage of dead corals at a Vietnamese marine reserve, as far as the eye can see, has reignited calls for better environmental action as even a two-year pandemic pause in tourism has done little to help the ecosystem recover.

Last month, pictures and videos of dead coral stretching hundreds of square metres at Hon Mun Island struck the public’s nerve and prompted local authorities to restrict swimming and diving in the marine reserve until it fully inspected the area. The dead reef is situated in Nha Trang Bay, the first of 16 Marine Protected Areas in Vietnam.

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