Natural resources and environment in Cam Ranh bay and sustainable development orientation

Base on characteristics o f naturaỉ resources and environments in Cam Ranh bay, sollutions in sustainable use o f natural resources for the developm ent o f econo[r]

VNU Journal of Science, Earth Sciences 25 (2009) 143-152

N atural resources and environment in Cam Ranh bay and

sustainable development orientation

T ra n Dang Q u y 1'* , Nguyen Thuy D uong1, Nguyen Thi N g o e1 Mai Trong N hu an 2

lCollege o f Science, VNU

2 Vietnam N ational Universitỵ, H anoi

Received 12 December 2009; received in revised form 18 December 2009

Abstract Locating in Khanh Hoa provincc, Cam Ranh bay is a typical bay for Southern Middle of Vietnam The system o f Cam Ranh bay has a plentiful natural resources, that divides into non-

and topography conditions The first one includes position, vvetỉand mineral and geotopc

resources The second one involves the diversity o f ecosystems such as mangrove, seagrass, coral

reef and tidal vvetland However, all of them have been over exploiting for development of local

economic, thereíòre, make them being dcgraded The pressure o f economical development arc

threating to the sustainable o f naturaỉ environment Water has been contaminated by oil and liable

to conmminate by Pb, Hg, Mn, Sb Sediment has been contaminated by As, PCBs, DDT and liable

to contaminate by Hg Thereíore, it is necessary to orient for sustainable use o f natural resourccs

and environment system o f Cam Ranh bay Base on characteristics o f naturaỉ resources and

environments in Cam Ranh bay, sollutions in sustainable use o f natural resources for the

developm ent o f econom ies such as tourism, marine habours, fisheries, national security, industriaỉ

zone, mineraỉ exploiting has been proposed Apart from the natural resources exploiting, sollutions

in natural re so u rc e s p ro tec tio n has also b een considered such as to estab ỉish o f p ro tec tio n areas; to

protect sensitive ecosystems, íisheries resources and to prevent environmental polỉution and

natural hazards

Keywords: Bay, geotope, position resource, over exploited, sustainable development.

In ỉro d u ctio n

T h e re are s o m e d e íin itio n s on bay [1-3] but

the main idcas th a t bay is a part o f a sea

indenting the sh o relin e bctw ee n tw o capes T he

bay is larger than a co v e but sm aller than a gulf

C am R anh Bay is a d e p th b ay located on the

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V ietnam , a n d its m outh o pens into the South

C hina Sea A c c o rd in g to the deíìnition, C am Ranh Bay d o es not include T h u y Trieu lagoon that is on th e northern T h u y Trieu lagoon, hovvever, is the sources to support ữeshvvater, nutrients, m in e ra ls to the bay, furtherm ore is a

sp aw n area a n d habitat for m a n y species in the

C am R anh bay, th e re ío re it should not separate from the C a m R anh bay T h o s e are considered a uniíìed area a n d the tcrm C am Ranh Bay in this

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paper vvill involves T h u y Trieu lagoon The

location o f th is region is from 11°05' to 12° 10'

N orthern latitude and from 109° to 109°20'

E astem longtitude (Fig 1)

Fig 1 Map shoNving study area

T he C a m R a n h b ay has an abudant bio tic resources that is a g o o d basis for develop»ment

o f a q u ac u ltu re a n d p ro d u ctio n o f aquatic O t h e r natural re s o u rc e s in this area are m inerals, toursim , e s p e c ia lly w ith the position resources, Cam R anh b a y is a g o o d place for íìs h in g vessels sto rm s h e lt e r areas, for sea-port bui lding and for m ilitary B e c a u se o f those, Cam R anh Bay plays a n im p o rtan t role in so cial - econom ical d e v e l o p m e n t and security o f

n a tio n a l d e f e n c e H ovvever, th e s e re s o u rc e s have been o v e r e x p lo itin g , thereíòre, protection

o f biodiversity a n d c n v iro n m en ta l s h o u ld be considered for a su sta in a b le developm ent

1 N a t u r a l c o n d i t i o n s

C am R an h B a y c o v e rin g 119 km 2, is ab o u t

19 km in le n g th , 8 - 10 km in w ide, and 16 m in depth [4] T h e b a y recip ro cate s to the sea vvith a big m oulh o f 3.5 k m in vvide at the Southern part o f B in h B a Island and a sm aller m o u th o f

25 0 m in w id e a t th e northern part o f Binh Ba Island T h u y T r i e u lagoon is about 18 k m in length from C a m H o a to M y C a bridge The lagoon is characterized by a narrovv width, shallow

w ater and a la rg e tidal flat at the to p (Fig 1)

T h e to p o g r a p h y o f the s tudying a re a is diversiíy a n d s tr o n g differentia L o w m ountains and hills m a in ly distrib u te alo n g the national road 1A a t th e W e s te rn C oasta l sandy dunes locate a t the C a m R a n h peninsula W estem coastline is q u itc s im p le in shape, straight at the top and arc s h a p e a t th e end E astern coastline is

m ore c o m p lic a te d It is seperated by upliíting block to form h e a d l a n d s betw ee n narrow sandy beach F u rth e rm o re , the m o u th o f the bay is protected b y ig n e o u s ro ck s islands such as Co Trong, C o N g o a i , C h u t C oastlin e developing

on u n c o n s o lo d a te d s e d im e n t is quite even and

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Hat T opog rap h y o f the b o tto m vvhere coastline

dev clo p in g on hard ro ck is c h a n g e a b le in dcpth

G eological fo rm atio n s in th is a re a cou ld be

divided into three g ro u p s b a s e o n physical

properties and capacity o f s to rab lc toxic The

Hrst g ro n p is a b edro ck, íh a í ca n be stro n g

lo a d in g a n d ỉo\\' to x ic e le m e n í s to r a b le ca p a city

belongs to La N g a fo rm atio n CVrt), N h a T rang

formation (K/7/); Dinh Q u a n c o m p le x , p h ase 2

(GDi/Jự/ế/2); D eo C a c o m p le x , phase 2

(G Sy/K í/c2); C a N a c o m p le x , phase 1

(C1/K 2cni) The second o n e is U nco nsolid ated

sed im en t th a i ca n be \vea k lo a d in g a n d loxv

toxic elem en t sío ra b ìe c a p a c ity in c lu d es sandy

scdim ents lbrm ed in P le isto c e n e , H olocene

These sedim ents range from th e N o rth o f Thuy

Trieu lagoon to the B ai C a n bcach in the

vvcstcrn, and distribute o n ly a t C a m Ranh

peninsula in the eastern T h is g ro u p involves

also sandy, gravelly san d s c d im c n ts at the

bottom o f the bay T h e third one is

U ncom uliciaíed se d im e n t th a t ca n b e w ea k

loading a n d m ed iu m to h ig h to x ic elem en í

storabìe C a p a city inclu d in g íìe ld s o f muddy

sand, sandy mud at the cen te r o f the b ay (Fig 1)

The C am R anh b a y lies in th e tropical

m onsoon belt and e x p e r ie n c e s co n siderable

seasonal variation A n n u a ly rainy season

stretchs from M ay to D e c e m b c r a n d the rest

time is dry season A n n u al p re c ip ita io n is belovv

1,200 m m /year, m ainly in ra in y s easo n (8 0 %)

Annưal m ean te m p e ra tu re at th is a re a is about

25 - 26 ° c W ith a lot o f s u n n y d ays, annual

total sunny hours is a b o u t 2 ,4 0 0 - 2 ,5 0 0 h/year

Annual m ean h u m id ity is a b o u t 80 %

The Bay is in ílu e n c e d by tvvo rivers: C an

river a n d T rau river T h e v a lle y o f these rivers

i s STiall a n d s t e e p c o n s e q u e n t l y v v a te r in t h e

rainy s eason contributes to 80 % o f annual total

flow T h is area is c h a ra c te riz e d by irregular

s em -d iu rn a l tide with m e a n a m p litu te is about

1.5n Due to the B ay is q u ite close, the w a v e ’s

energy is fairly w eak conseq u en t the w a v e ’s hieght is u su ally lovv T he distribution o f suríace currents in the bay is quite com plicated

in direction, but the velocity o f current ranges ussually in 6 -4 6 cm /s at the ce n te r o f the bay

2 D istrib u ta tio n an d cu rre n t uses o f n atural resou rces

2.1 P ositioìĩ reso u rc es

F irst o f all> no m ilitary experts can negate the strategical values o f the C a m R anh bay

V ietnam coastline is long, th e re íò re it is necessary to protect the coasts T h is area is ideal place to m a k e a m ilitary area th a t c a n be seperated the m ainland into tvvo distinct regions and from th is site naval íb rc e s can control vvhole territorial sea o f C entral V ietnam

In addition to the strategical role, the C am

R anh bay is a ls o knovvn as a g o o d place for building sea-port C a m Ranh B a y locates a t the center in the intem ational seavvay t o S ingapore,

H o n g K ong, Shanghai, Y o k o h a m a In com parision to the other sea-ports o f V ietnam , the distance from C a m R an h B a y to the International seavvay is shortest T o g e th e r with other islands, th e Binh B a Island locating at the Southern o f th e bay, served as a s creen for the bay T h e islanđ system s, m ainly is a convinient place for build in g lighthouse a n d m aritim e radar T he f!at bottom o f the bay, m ainly

co m p o sed o f sand m ix w ith m u d , is very convinient for d ro p in g anchor

2.2 ÌV eíland reso u rc es

W etland in the C a m R anh b ay th a t involves nine types c o v e r 15,584 ha e x c e p t m angrove íorest and coral reef T h e w id e s t w e tla n d types

is Bays (A b) vvith 6,907 ha; a n d the n e x t in turn are S alty/brackish aq u aculture p o n d s ( l a ) vvith

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3 ,1 5 9 ha; B e a c h e s (E a ) w ith 1,968 ha; lagoons

(J) vvith 1,522 ha, M a rin e su b -tidal aquatic

b eds, includes k e lp b eds, sea g ra s s beds,

tropical m a rin e meadovvs (B ) vvith 800 ha [5]

by the V ie tn a m e s e W e tla n d C la ss iíìc a tio n

S ystem [6] VVetland is n o t o n ly valid in

ecological aspect, in e n v iro n m e n ta l protection

a n d disaster p re v en tio n but also g o o d basis for

íìsh in g & a q u a c u ltu re , m a rin e transportation,

• to u ris m

2.3 M in era ỉs re so u rc e s

T h e re are several m in e s a n d m ineral

dep o sit, that hav c b e e n e x p lo ite d , distribution

aro u n d C am R anh b ay su ch as peat in B a Ngoi

Tovvn, m o ly b d en in H o n San a n d H on R ong,

ilm enitc in C a m R anh m in e a n d hot m ineral

vvater in Ba N goi G la s s s a n d is the m ost

c o m m o n m ineral b e in g e x p lo ite d , m a in ly from

several mines inclu d in g C a m R a n h an d T h u y

T rieu vvith total cap a city o f a b o u t 4 2 m ilio n s o f

tons B esides, a n o m a ly o f h e a v y m inerals

including ilm cnite, rutil, an ataz, zircon,

m onazite, casiterite vvas a lso d is c o v e rc d a t the

bottom o f the bay

2.4 G eoíope

T h e re are a lot o f fa m o u s la n d sca p c a t the

C a m Ranh b ay su ch a s H o n R o n g , H o n Qui,

C a m Linh m o u n tain , C a m R a n h la k e T he

b e a u ty o f Bai Dai b each is n e g le c te d w ith 16

km long o f sm o o th w h ite sa n d y b ea c h S a n d y

bars are ch ara cterized by s p e c ia l interesting

structures and s tran g e s h a p e s o f g ra n ite hill

resulted from w e a th e rin g T h e s e g e o to p es

to g e th er vvith th e ir e c o lo g ic a l a n d h u m a n ity

v alu es co n trib u te to th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f m arine

tourism , ecological to u rism

2.5 B io lo g ic a l re so u rc e s

T he revievv o f researches, inve stig atio n s and

the result o f s urvey in 2 0 0 7 , 2 0 0 8 shovvs a

d i v e r s i í ì e d a n d a b u n d a n t s o u r c e s o f b io lo ig ic a l

in c o m e at the C a m R anh B ay 21 7 specũes o f

p h y to p la n k to n , 6 0 species o f seavveed, 6 sptecies

o f se a g ra s s , 3 0 s p ecie s o f m angrove, 129

sp ecie s o f z o o p la n k to n , 2 34 species o f benithos,

117 s p e c ie s o f coral, 147 s p e c ic s o f coral reef íishes a n d 87 s p ecie s o f fish in seagựass

M a n g ro v e forest, coral r e e f a n d s e a g ra s s are typical e c o s y s te in s o f the bay C o ral rc e f m ^ in ly distributes a t C h u o n g beach (7.3 ha), Giai N a n h

h e a d ia n d (4.4 ha) and H on N o i (5.4 ha)„ but

as s o c ia te d vvith lo w c o v cra g e rate, in av e ra g e the c o v e ra g e rate o n ly íigured 12% for hard coral a n d 1% f o r soft coral T he are;a o f

u n d a m a g e m a n g r o v e f o r e s t a t M y C a C o a sta l

line is a b o u t 6 0 h a and nevv planted fo re s t o f

R tĩiz o p h o r a sp is ab o u t 0.5 h a at T h u y T ricu

lagoon a n d N u o c N g o t h a m lc t (C am Lap)

S ea g ra s s vvell d e v e lo p e s al T h u y Trieu lagoon

w ith total a re a o f 8 0 0 ha S e ag rass ecosy stem at

T h u y T rieu lagoon con tain s o f 87 sp ecie s o f

m a rin e fish, 13 spccies o f crustacean 12

s p ecie s o f e c h in o d e rm , 31 s p c c ie s o f m ollusca

2.6 D is tr ib u ía tio n a n d u sin g sta tu s o f naiurcil

re so u rc e s

T o ta l an n u a l aquacu ltu ral productivity in the b ay a re a is a b o u t 3 ,0 0 0 tons/year, am ong vvhich 3 3 7 h a for lobster, 180 ha for seaw eed

(K a p p a p h y c u s a ỉv a rezii) W ith in the small area

o f th e C a m R an h bay, there are 17 different

e x p lo ita tio n ty p e s T h e h ig h e st productivity is

w h ite h e rrin g s u rro u n d in g a n d the lovvest

p ro d u c tiv ity is ex p lo itatio n o f cuttle-fish, crab

T o ta l an n u a l productiv ity o f seafood

ex p lo itatio n is 6 ,0 4 4 7 tons/year T he main

m e a n s in ex p lo ita tio n are handicraft, íìshing

e q u ip m e n t an d lo w cap a city ship Exploitation

p ro d u c tiv ity o f g la ss sand at T h u y Trieu mine

by the F IC O g la ss sand enterprise is about 150,000 tons/y e ar

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E nterp rises o f ag ricultural, silvicutural and

a q u a itic p r o d u c t P r o c e s s i n g a r e s t r o n g l y

deve loped in the system o f C a m R anh Bay T he

o t h e r d e v e lo p e d In d u s tr ie s a r e c r a f t s , s e w in g ,

s h ipbuilding Sugar refinery (C a m T h a n h Bac),

s h ỉp b u ild in g yard (C a m P h u c N a m , C a m 1’liu),

c c m e n t plant (Cam T h in h D ong), aqua-p ro d u ct

P r o c e s s i n g e n t e r p r i s c s a n d í r u i t P r o c e s s i n g

enterprises (along the vvcstern c o a s t) are som e

la rg e factories oppcrating in th is area T o g eth er

with Cam Ranh port and B a N g o i port two

m a jo r ports for m arine tra n s p o rta tio n and

m ilitary sm allcr ports arc e x p lo ite d for íìshery

M a rin e transportation m a in ly ta k e s p la c e at Ba

N uoi port D ev elopm ent o f m ilitary activities

are b e in g priorly invested at th e South o f C am

R an h peninsula in the íiclds o f s e a g o in g vessel

rescu e military s h ip b u iid in g a n d repairing

3 E n v i r o n m e n t a l s t a t u s

3.1 O il p o llu tio n

O il content in the all o f tw e l v e w ater

s am p les collected o v e r the b ay is a b o u t 0.15 -

0.22 mg/l w ith the m ean c o n te n t o f 0.16 mg/I

Tliree days m on ito rin g rcsu lts a t a fixed station

s h o w s the presentation o f oil in the s e a vvater

w ith contcnt-range from 0 1 4 to 0.17 mg/l In

com parision to V ie tn a m S ta n d a rd on

E nviro n m en t 5943 - 1995, w a te r in th e C am

Ranh bay is polluted to all u s in g p u rp o s e s by

oil

3.2 X íelalic p o llu tio n risk

H eav y metal a n aly sis o f w a te r s am p lcs in

the C am R anh bay shovvs th a t w a t e r has not

pollutcd by heavy m ctals (in c o m p a ris o n to

Vietnam S tandard o n E n v iro n m e n t 5943 -

1995) but pollution p o tential is im plicit (> 3

times o f av e ra g e co n ten t o f h e a v y m e tal in

C o a s t a l vvater o f the vvorld) b y Pb, H g a n d Mn

Pb c o n te n t in vvater ran g es from 0.2 to 0 5 1 0 ' mg/l, ab o u t 6 7 -1 6 7 ti m e s o f the average

c o n t e n t o f P b in C o a s ta l w a t e r o f th e vvorld

(0 0 3 1 0 m g /l ( T a b le 1))

Table 1 Pollution risk o f sca water by Pb

From Xuan Ninh to Cam A t A c A , , , ' É‘ ' \ 0 4 1 - 0 5 4 6 - 5 6 Linh (0-15m )

Cam Ranh port (0-5m) 0.41 - 0 4 5 4 6 - 5 0 Can beach (0 - 5m) 0 4 1 - 0 4 3 4 6 - 4 8 Thuy Trieu lagoon 0 4 0 - 0 4 5 4 4 - 5 0

Noíe: T(íc) = m easured content/risk content or

p o llu led contení

H g vvas s tro n g ly a c c u m u la te d in the vvater vvith m e an c o n te n t o f 0 0 7 1 0 ' mg/1 The

h ig h e st c o n te n t o f H g vvas m e a su re d at some

p la ces is a b o u t 0 0 9 10'3 mg/1 (3 tim es o f the

av e ra g e c o n te n t o f H g in Coastal vvater o f the

w o rld ) (T a b le 2), th e vvarning level causing potential p o llu tio n b y H g in w ater In the C am

N in h coast, M n c o n te n t in vvater ran g es from

0 8 10'3 to 10.0.10'3 mg/1 w h ile av e ra g e content

o f M n in C o a s ta l v v a te r a l l o v e r w o r ỉ d is o n l y

0 2 1 0 ° mg/1 In conclusion, vvater in the Cam Ranh B ay is not o n ly pollutcd by Pb and H g on a large scale but also is in potential pollution by Mn

in C a m N inh area

3.3 Hecrvy m e ía lic p o llu tio n a n d risk in sed im en t

E n v iro n m e n ta l q u a l ity o f se d im e n t in the

C a m R anh b ay is a s s e s se d o n the basis o f

c o m p a ra s io n to th e C a n a d ia n E nvironm ental

S tan d a rd o n S e d im e n t H e a v y m etal analysis that s u rface s e d im e n t in th e b ay vvas polluted by

A s a n d vvas p o te n tia lly p o llu ted by Hg T he pollution by A s w a s found at several areas

in c lu d in g fro m C a m L inh to m ilitary port; Cam

R anh port; H on L u o n g h e a d la n d vvith pollution level from vveak t o m e d iu m ( T a b le 3) M ean

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c o n te n t o f H g in the s ed im en t is about 0.7 ppm

C o n cen trate d co efficient o f H g is 2.6

d e m o n strates th a t m eans content o f H g in this

a re a higher than th a t in the Coastal sea all over

the vvorld an d th a t H g is strongly concentrated

H igh co n c e n c tra tio n o f H g cau ses potential

pollution in th e sedim ent at several areas

inclu d in g from C a m Linh to m ilitary port; Cam

R anh port; H o n L u o n g h ead lan d (T ab le 4)

Table 2 Pollution risk o f sea vvater by Hg

Hon Trung isỉand (20m water

depth)

Ca Tien headland (25m water

depth)

Xuan Ninh (8m water depth)

Thuy Trieu lagoon

0.09

Region

Table 3 Pollution o f sediment by As

Content Intensity (ppm) (Ttc) Cam Linh to military port

(5-1 Om water depth)

Cam Ranh port (5-8m

water depth)

Hon Luong headland (5-

20m vvater depth)

Xung islet (0.5-lm vvater

depth)

8 6 - 9 2 1.2-1.3

9 4 - 12.6 1.3-1.8

Table 4 Pollution risk o f sediment by Hg

Region

Cam Linh to military port

Content Intensity

(5-1 Om water depth)

Cam Ranh port (5-8m

water depth)

Hon Luong headland (5-

20m water depth)

Xung islet (0.5-l m water

depth)

0.09

0 1 0

1.0

1.1

0.09-0.10 1.0-1.1

3.4 P o llu tio n o f P o ly c h lo ro b y p h en y l (PiCBs)

a n d (O C P s) in th e se d im e n t

Sixtcen selected con stitu en ts o f P C B s for analysis w ere iden tiíied in all s ed im en t sarn p les

o f the C am R an h b ay e x c e p t in X uan N i n h and Eastern o f the B a N g o i port o n ly £ 1 0 C I wa:s not identified Total c o n te n t o f P C B s, ranging form 8.91 to 29.10 p p b d ec re a se s from the N o rth (29.20 ppb in H o a D o ) to the South (8.91 p p b in the south o f B ai T ra n h b eac h) (table 5) Hovvever, the c o m p o s itio n o f co n s titu e n ís is variation in d iffe re n t s ed im en t cores T h e m ost

co m m o n co n s titu e n ts in analyzed s a m p le s are constituents w ith fe w e r C1 elem cnt in the íbrm ula T h is d e m o n stratcs th a t the m ain sourcess o f th e se P C B s is lubricating oil from

m arine transp o rta tio n In com parision to T E L (21.5 p p b ) o f the C an adian S tandard, the surface sedim ent at the Hoa D o w as p o llu ted by PCBs (29.1 p pb) B esides, pollution by P C B s

w as also found a t the B a N g o i port at the dep th

o f 38 - 4 0 cm w ith total content o f 22.1 ppb All o f seven selected O C P s ( a B H C , P B H C ,

y B H C , 5 B H C , D D E , D D D , D D T ) w ere identiíìed in th re e points (in total 5 collected sam ple points) A t the ea s te m o f the B a Ngoi and H on L u o n g headland, o n ly 5 B H C w a s not identified T h e to tal co n ten t o f O C P s is b e lo w 1 ppb ex ce p t the X u a n N inh a rc a w ith total content o f O C P s reac h s 2.51 pp b (table 6) T he trend indicates th a t there has been a d ecre ase (1.44-3.92 tim e s ) in total co n ten t o f O C P s from the N orth ( H o a D o , X u a n N in h ) to the ce n te r o f the bay (the e a s t o f the B a N goi port, Hon

L u o n g h e a d la n d ) a n d th e South o f the bay (Bai

T ranh) T h e total content o f O C P s at the shallow vvater a r e a ( H o a Do, X u an N inh, Tranh beach) is h ig h e r than th a t a t the center o f the

B ay (the e a s te m o f the B a N goi a n d H on Luong headland) A m o n g all constituent, content o f

D D T is a lw a y s th e h ig h e st (5 0 % o f total content o f O C P s ), a n d co n ten t o f ỖBHC is alw ays the sm allest T he highest o f D D T

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conteent is 1.34 ppb in the s ed im en t sam ple com parision to T E L (1 1 9 ppb) T h e s o u rc e s o f colleected at X u an N inh indicate the pollution o f D D T and D D D c o m e s from p esticide restricted the sedim ent by D D T at this area in for use

Table 5 Distribution o f PCBs in the suríace sediment o f the Cam Ranh bay

Table 6 Content (ppb) o f OCPs in the surface sediment (0 - 5 cm) o f the Cam Ranh bay

4 O r ie n t a t io n in su sta ỉn a b le u se o f n atural

rescnurces an d cn v iro n m en t at C am R anh bay

4.1 D e v e lo p m e n ta l o rien ta tio n o n th e b a sis o f

su stía in a b le use o f n a tu r a ì reso u rc es a n d

en viiro n m en t

Base on chara cteristics on natural resources

and environment, socio-economical developmental

orie:ntation on the basis o f sustainable use o f

natuiral res o u rc e s a n d e n v iro n m en t at the C am

Ram h bay w a s pro p o sed as follow:

D e v e lo p m e n t o f to u rism , i n v o l v e s ecological tourism and a d v e n tu ro u s tourism , should be exploited at B ai D ai b e a c h , granite hill alo n g the coast, R o n g island, G ia n g island,

T ai isla n d , c o ra l re e fs , m a n g r o v e fo re s t a t T h u y Trieu lagoon, S op island, N h a n island S om e main buissiness in c lu d in g b u ild in g th e C e n te r for toursim and re la x at Bai Dai beach, C enter for trade and in tcm atio n al c o n fe re n c e s a t the

N o rth o f C a m R anh peninsula, S e r v ic e cen te r o f hot m ineral vvater at Ba N goi an d im p ro v em en t

o f the fourth b a th in g beach s h o u ld b e íocused

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D e v e lo p m e n í o f m a ritim e eco n o m ic s should

be base Ort a d v a n ta g e s ô f the bay, especially

concen trate o n the system o f sea-porls by

u p p g ra d in g the B a N goi port Besides, building

h ab o u rs for íish e ry at C am Lap Binh Ba island

a n d south o f Bai Dai beach also should bc paid

attention

F ish e ries d e v e lo p m e n t based on

exploitation o f rcso u rces in the tidal flats and

vvihtin the bay Ít is reco m m en d ed to im plem ent

the limitted m e a su re s for fishing in the tida!

areas at the N o r th o f T h u y Trieu lagoon, since

th e se are the habitats and spavvn-place o f varied

species In a d d itio n it is reco m m en d ed to

p ro m o te o íĩ s h o r e fisheries b ey o n d the Cam

R anh bay to a v o id the d egradation o f the

reso u rces inside the bay P rovide more

investm ent for s h rim p harcheries and maintain

the good e n v iro n m e n t conditions for these areas

b esid e the d c v e lo p m e n t intcnsive shrimp

farm ing are a s at C am Loc, C am Hai Dong,

C am T h in h D o n g T h e cage culture o f shrimp

raising a ls o s h o u ld be developed a t the T h u y Trieu lagoon w ith re a so n ab lc intcsiíìcation and

to en su re n o t e x c e e d the e n v iro n m en t capacity

o f the laeoon

B u ild in g a n d s tr e n g th e n in g c o n stru c íio n s o f

n a v y in c lu d in g m ilita r y port, Cam R anh airport

an d c o r r e s p o n d in g scrvices for ensuring security

E c o n o m ic z o n e , in d u síria ỉ z o n e a n d e xp o rí

Processing z o n e sh o u ld be built a n d developed

to g e th e r w ith d e v e lo p m e n t o f urban zone Industrial z o n e s h o u ld be located in Ba Ngoi

an d C a m T h in h D o n g , especially Ba Ngoi aqua-

p roduct P r o c e s s i n g factory for ex porting and

C a m T h in h D o n g f o o d s t u f f P r o c e s s in g ía c to r y

for s h rim p an d fish a ls o should be upgradcd

B esides, the s y s tc m o f electric vvires and drainagc should b e built and upgradcd Economic, industrial an d u rb a n zo n e should not plan to

d e v e lo p a t s e n s itiv e vvetland arca such as the

N orth o f T h u y T rie u lagoon, m angrove forest

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E c o - o q u a c u R u r e

E c o - b y l v i c u l l u r e

N a t i o n a l S e c ư r t r y A r e *

P o c t D o - / e k > p m e n l

C c o - » o o « i s n >

" y * S u « l a m a b t e M r v e r a ! E i r p k M l a b o o

S t r a U i n a b l e F r s h o r i C 5 E n p t o i l a l i o n

A i r p o í l D e v e l o p m e n t

Fig 1 M ap sh o w in g the o rien ta tio n in su stain ab le use o f natu ral re s o u rc e s a n d e n v iro n m e n t at C am R anh bay

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A b o u t m in era ls e x p lo ita tio n a n d

p ro ciessin g , besides c o n t in u in g o f g la ss sand

c x p lo ita tio n at several ĩĩìines in c lu d in g C am

Hai, T h u y Trieu, C am R an h , C a m T h u a n glass

facto>ry also should be d e v e lo p c d H ow ever,

s u rv e y , assessm ent and ap p lic a tio n o f m o d e m

techm ology should be d o n e in n atural resources

c x p lo ra tio n P rotection o f ccological

cnviironment, red u cin g o f e n v iro n m en ta l

polluition and landscape d e s tr u c tio n m u s t be

carri«cd out at the sam e tim e vvith ex p loration

4.2 iR esources co n se rv a tio n cm d p r o te c tio n

C o n se rv a tio n a r e a o f \v e tla n d la n d s c a p e in

the C am Ranh Bay, c o n s e rv a tio n a re a for

s p e c íe s in T h u y T rieu la g o o n s hould be

c s t a b l i s h e d

P r o te c tio n o f s e n s itiv e eco syste m s,

inclu d in g coral r e e f at S o p Island, N h a n Island,

C o Trong Island, and C o N g o a i Island; sea

g ra s s at T h u y T rieu L ag o o n ; m a n g ro v e forest at

the N o r th o f T h u y Trieu L a g o o n a n d aro u n d the

Cam Ranh B ay sh o u ld be stre n g th e n and

restored

P ro te c tio n a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o f fis h e r ie s

re so u rc e s in the C am R a n h B a y s hould be

co n d u c te d T he d e v e lo p m e n t o f planning,

p ro g ra m for exploitation o f a q u atic resources

sh ould be suitable t o th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f

sectorial p lanning a c c o rd in g to m o d e m iz a tio n

direction Detail plan for p ro te c tio n o f natural

re-production areas o f sp ecie s, co n s e rv a tio n o f

natural seed resources o f a q u a - p ro d u c ts sh ould

bc built A ddition a n d re -g e n e ra tio n o f m arine

secd resources b y artiíìcial m e th o d s including

indigenous species re la te d to traditional

livelihood o f local c o m m u n it y s hould be

prom oted E xploitation o f a q u a -p ro d u c t by

d eslroyed fishing g e a rs m u s t be restricted

Fishing by low c a p a c ity v e s s e ls a n d fisheries

exploitation in T h u y T rie u la g o o n a n d the C am

Ranh B ay should also be limited

4.3 E n vìro n m e n ta ỉ p ro te c tio n , d isa ster

p reven ta íio n

D eg ra d a íio n o f e n v iro n m e n ta ỉ at s e n s i t i v e

area such as T h u y T rieu lagoon s hould be prevented and reduced E nvironm ental vvork at pollution sites, industrial, e c o n o m ic , export

P r o c e s s i n g z o n e s a n d s e a - p o r l s e s p e c i a l l y in

C am Ranh tow n s hould be p rom oted by environm ental sanction Potential degradation

o f ecosystem s b cc a u se o f rapid depositio n in the North o f the C a m R anh b ay b y effective sollutions such as cut o f f s o u rc e s o f sedim cntary m aterials

C onstrucểions f o r C o a s ta l p r o íe c tio n such as

d e íen d in g from ero sio n at X u an N in h and deposition at the N o rth and S outh o f the Cam Ranh B ay shoud bc considered

M o n ito rin g sy ste m f o r e n v iro n m e n t a n d

b io d iversity at T h u y T rieu lagoon, South o f the

C am Ranh B ay an d th e a re a aro u n d the B a Ngoi port should be established

S ew a g e c o lle c tio n sy ste m s from urban,

industrial, e c o n o m ic and e x p o rt P r o c e s s i n g

zones such as the C a m R anh to w n , C am Thinh

D ong and Ba N goi industrial z o n e s hould be

b u i l t f o r P r o c e s s i n g

L o n g -term s o lu tio n s f o r g ỉo b a l s e a ỉe v e l rise

a t high potentially affected areas such as Bai Dai beach, a q u ac u ltu re areas, M y Thanh lovvland area, the C a m Ranh p eninsula also should be found

5 C o n c lu s io n s

T he C am R anh Bay has d iv e rse natural resources, including space, eleven vvetland types, mineral m ines, geotope a n d biological resources C urrently, natural reso u rces and

e n vironm ent o f th e system are being extensively exp lo ited a n d used for

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socioeconom ic d c v e lo p m e n t in unsustainable

and degraded status

T he unsustainable dev elo p m en t caused the

pollution and d egradation o f w ater and

sedim ent W ater w a s polluted by oil and

potentially polluted by Pb, Hg, M n an d Sb

S edim ent w as polluted by As, Polychloro

byphenyl, D D T and potentially polluteđ by Hg

On the basis o f characteristics o f natural

resources and environm ent, the orientation in

sustainable use o f natural rcsources and

environm ent at C a m R anh vvas proposed

including tourism , m arine transportation,

aquaculture and íìshery, sccurity o f national

deíence, industry a n d m incrals exploitation For

a sustainable develo p m en t, conservation o f

natural resources including establishing o f

nature conservation, protcction o f sensitive

ecosystem s and prevention o f environm ental

pollution and disasters also s hould be step up

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