To build a nature conservation area in Hoang Sa squadron's hometown

Scientists propose to build a nature reserve for the waters of Ly Son island district (Quang Ngai), because the marine ecosystem here is strongly affected.

Scientists propose to build a nature reserve for the waters of Ly Son island district (Quang Ngai), because the marine ecosystem here is strongly affected by natural disasters and the massive exploitation of people. .

This proposal was made by many scientists at the seminar on the topic of investigating and assessing the status of ecosystems, building a scientific foundation to propose a marine nature conservation project for tourism in the region. Coastal coast of Ly Son district, August 18 morning.

The leader of the project, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thanh Ca, Deputy Director of the Marine and Island Management Research Institute, said that after one year of survey, his research team discovered that there are 685 animal species in Ly Son district, plants. Including 150 species of fish, 94 species of mollusks, 15 species of crustaceans, 36 species of coral, 150 species of seaweed.

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Hon Dau, an attractive tourist attraction in An Binh commune (Be island), Ly Son island district.
Photo: Tri Tin

Around the island there are coral reefs and seagrass are two typical types of ecology. It is also the habitat of many kinds of high-value seafood such as fish, lobster, sea turtles, blue corals, black corals, abalone, mussel ears . "However, currently Now the island ecosystem is being destroyed every day due to bad impacts of nature and people, "said Mr. Ca.

According to Mr. Ca, the establishment of a marine nature reserve at Ly Son island will help preserve and restore the integrity of the values ​​of biodiversity, natural landscapes and the purity of the ecological environment of the island. Ly Son.

It is expected that this research topic will end at the end of 2011.

Nearly 200 years ago, from Ly Son island, many militants inherited the king of the Nguyen dynasty who gathered together to sail to Hoang Sa archipelago to measure and mark national sovereignty and protect the island and sea. Since then, these militia teams have been named Hoang Sa Squadron and have been circulated and remembered to this day.

Update 16 December 2018
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