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

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

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. Published in April in the journal Water, the study by the Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center used…