Hon Mun marine protected areas located in Nha Trang Bay, including the islands like Hon Tre, Hon Mieu, Hon Tam, Hon Mot and Hon Mun, Hon Cau, Hon Vung, Hon Rom, Hon Noc and the surrounding waters. Area of about 160km² covering about 38 square kilometers and approximately 122 km² surface waters around the islands.
Nha Trang Bay is one of the areas most important for marine conservation and marine tourism in Vietnam. Coral reefs are of international importance and biodiversity of the highest in Vietnam with more than 350 species of hard coral reef which has 40 new species recorded for Vietnam, over 230 species of reef fish , 112 species of molluscs, 112 species of crustaceans, 27 species of echinoderms, 69 species of algae and seaweeds 7 ... The aim of the project is to "Preserve a typical pattern of marine biodiversity importance international importance and are threatened "and achieve the goal of" helping the communities in the island life and enhance collaboration with other stakeholders to protect and effectively manage biodiversity Marine Biology at Hon Mun Marine Protected Area, created a collaborative management model for marine protected areas in Vietnam. "
Survey results biodiversity and habitat MPA showed Mun island is home to abundant coral reefs and most diverse Vietnam. Its international stature as it has similar species in the world center of coral diversity in the region India-Pacific. And they also found 340 out of more than 800 species of hard coral in the world.
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