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Khanh Hoa moves to protect marine ecosystem

Authorities of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa are taking measures to protect and restore the maritime ecosystem in lagoons and bays, focusing on forming marine preservation areas.
Khanh Hoa moves to protect marine ecosystem ảnh 1Nha Phu mangrove forest in Nha Trang (Photo: VNA)
 
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Authorities of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa are takingmeasures to protect and restore the maritime ecosystem in lagoons and bays,focusing on forming marine preservation areas.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is working toset up a maritime protection area in Nha Phu lagoon.

Covering 1,500 ha and stretching over seven communes and wards of Ninh Hoa townand a commune of Nha Trang city, Nha Phu is home to various flora and faunaspecies.

Establishing the area would help protect the spawning grounds of aquaticspecies, thus restoring fisheries resources, which had decreased recently, saidVice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ninh Hoa town Bui Thanh Binh.

Since 2000,many marine preservation areas have been set up in the locality, contributingto restoring coral reefs. Measures were taken to collect solid waste, whilemangroves forestation has been promoted.

Apart fromexisting marine preservation areas, Khanh Hoa should set up more in Cam Ranhand Van Phong bays, and a national park in Hon Mun island of Nha Trang bay,scientists said.
Boasting 385km of coast, Khanh Hoa is one of four areas with the most marine biodiversityin the world.

There are peninsulas and wind-tight bays of Nha Trang, Van Phong, Cam Ranh, inwhich Nha Trang is one of the 29 most beautiful bays in the world. In addition,Khanh Hoa has a large oceanic water space for big-size fishery farming.

Aside frombeautiful beaches and islands, Khanh Hoa has an abundant oceanic species systemin islands of Hon Tre, Hon Tam, Hon Mun and Hon Thi./.
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