Coral reefs monitoring in Cat Ba National Park: Propose effective management and conservation measures

Within the framework of VB4E, IUCN collaborated with Cat Ba National Park and TH food chain joint-stock company to implement the project “Coral reefs monitoring in Cat Ba National Park”. During the time of 26-30/9/2021, the first monitoring activity was conducted at 3 strictly protected areas namely Van Ta, Gio Cung and Ba Dinh.

The activity aimed to conduct the survey, evaluate the coral coverage and hard species composition at the 3 mentioned areas. The first survey was done with several coral samples taken, and images data collected for research. The next survey will be in November 2021.

The results of the 2 surveys would help the expert team in releasing some advice for effective management and coral conservation at Cat Ba National Park. In the next following years, the survey activities will be continually maintained to collect data for the more precise and adequate results to propose solutions that help conserve coral reefs effectively.