As a Vietnamese person it's unconscionable that the local authorities do not do more, especially in educating and helping the local residents and their communities in finding a sustainable lifelihood coupled with perserving these wonders of nature.
I was aware of this catastrophe right in 2011, uncontrolled touristic development is killing this area: the number of hotel accomodation has tripled while no improvement in sewage treatment has been made. The earthmowing works on the islands caused grave sedimentation of the fringing reefs. Tourists boats activity around the Hon Mun islands are killing the reefs.
Yes, you right. You mentioned 4 biggest anthropogenic problems as the result of booming touristic development in the bay. Although in 2011, there were still healthy reefs in the seaward part of the bay. Now, after COTS outbreak, it is a desert everywhere. Even around Hon Mun Island declared as an MPA, most of branching Acropora are dead.
The Hon Mun MPA is a joke: it is the most visited reef island of the entire bay. Everyday hundreds of tourist boats come there to plough the seabed with their anchor. Unaware tourists often stomp on corals while trying to stand up on shallow reefs to strike a pose. The rare sand beaches are covered with rubbish. Dive guides often ask leisure scuba divers to put their hands on live corals for a underwater souvenir picture. Boat operators often pick up sea orchins right in the reef to treat their customers. It is definitively not a protected area.
As a Vietnamese person it's unconscionable that the local authorities do not do more, especially in educating and helping the local residents and their communities in finding a sustainable lifelihood coupled with perserving these wonders of nature.
I was aware of this catastrophe right in 2011, uncontrolled touristic development is killing this area: the number of hotel accomodation has tripled while no improvement in sewage treatment has been made. The earthmowing works on the islands caused grave sedimentation of the fringing reefs. Tourists boats activity around the Hon Mun islands are killing the reefs.
Yes, you right. You mentioned 4 biggest anthropogenic problems as the result of booming touristic development in the bay. Although in 2011, there were still healthy reefs in the seaward part of the bay. Now, after COTS outbreak, it is a desert everywhere. Even around Hon Mun Island declared as an MPA, most of branching Acropora are dead.
The Hon Mun MPA is a joke: it is the most visited reef island of the entire bay. Everyday hundreds of tourist boats come there to plough the seabed with their anchor. Unaware tourists often stomp on corals while trying to stand up on shallow reefs to strike a pose. The rare sand beaches are covered with rubbish. Dive guides often ask leisure scuba divers to put their hands on live corals for a underwater souvenir picture. Boat operators often pick up sea orchins right in the reef to treat their customers. It is definitively not a protected area.
Oh I hate the Vinpearl of Vingroup on Tre Island now, and also the local authority.
greedy shameless selfish people. Not much different from the chicom
Too much western sunscreen