Of the species, there are about 6,000 benthic, 2,038 fish, 225 marine shrimp, 15 sea snake, 12 marine mammal, five sea turtle, 43 water bird, 653 seaweed, 657 zooplankton, 94 mangrove plants, 14 seagrasses, and about 400 coral species.

Forest in Quang Tri Province in central Vietnam.

These species live in more than 20 typical ecosystem types, have high biological productivity, and determine the entire primary productivity of the whole sea.

For effective marine conservation, Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been consulting the Government to issue support policies, and invest in essential infrastructure items of the marine protected areas.

According to the ministry, it is also necessary to have policies to support the implementation of co-management in the protection of aquatic resources.

Government's support is also needed to help fishermen working in marine protected areas to shift their livelihood to environmentally-friendly ones.

Nicobar pigeons spotted in Con Dao National Park

The Nicobar pigeon, a species noted as globally endangered, has been spotted in Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Over 250 travel agencies join fam trip at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

A delegation of more than 250 domestic travel agencies took part in a fam trip on October 21 to explore and experience Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Two more national parks nominated ASEAN heritage ones

Bach Ma and Con Dao National Parks have been nominated to become the 54th and 55th ASEAN Heritage Parks at the 33rd ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting on the Environment, held in Cambodia from October 3-7.

Vietnam’s Cuc Phuong Park named Asia's Leading National Park

Cuc Phuong National Park, in Vietnam’s northern province of Ninh Binh, has won the ‘Asia's leading national park’ category of the World Travel Awards 2022, according to a recent announcement by the Vietnam Administration of Forestry.

Vietnam national park to receive two Sarus cranes from Laos

Two Sarus cranes kept in a Laotian zoo would be transferred to a national park in Dong Thap Province in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.

Source: VNA