Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam

This paper attempts to examine the changes in surface water environment and communit y based coastal resources management activities in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam. The results show that the lagoon’s surface water has been polluted. BOD5, COD and nu...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Huu Ngu, Tran, Anh Tuan
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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:11126-46042017-08-11T04:55:04Z Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam Nguyen, Huu Ngu Tran, Anh Tuan Community Based Resource Management Biochemical Oxygen Demand Chemical Oxygen Demand Surface Water Environment Self-management Team Tam Giang Lagoon This paper attempts to examine the changes in surface water environment and communit y based coastal resources management activities in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam. The results show that the lagoon’s surface water has been polluted. BOD5, COD and nutrient concentration have increased in the lagoon’s surface water environment. I t proved that there was a present of organic substances. Due to the globalization of seafood products and changes in lagoon’s water quality by aquaculture development; the local government has issued many regulations to manage lagoon’s resources. Among those policies, the establishment of fisheries association and/or self-management team is considered as appropriate solution to develop aquaculture and capture aquatic resources in the lagoon. However, the benefit and power of the resour ce users have not been stipulated for both fisheries association and self-management team. Instead of this, it is only member’s responsibilities and duties in using lagoon’s water surface areas. As a result, most of resource users in the study area have not participated in these organizations as their members. The resource user must do all activities in relation to aquaculture by themselves, without supporting from above or ganizations. 2014-03-19T02:43:05Z 2015-08-14T09:00:12Z 2014-03-19T02:43:05Z 2015-08-14T09:00:12Z 2010 Article p. 164-173 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/11126/4604 en application/pdf VNU
institution Vietnam National University, Hanoi
building VNU Library & Information Center
country Vietnam
collection VNU Digital Repository
language English
topic Community Based Resource Management
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Surface Water Environment
Self-management Team
Tam Giang Lagoon
spellingShingle Community Based Resource Management
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Surface Water Environment
Self-management Team
Tam Giang Lagoon
Nguyen, Huu Ngu
Tran, Anh Tuan
Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam
description This paper attempts to examine the changes in surface water environment and communit y based coastal resources management activities in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam. The results show that the lagoon’s surface water has been polluted. BOD5, COD and nutrient concentration have increased in the lagoon’s surface water environment. I t proved that there was a present of organic substances. Due to the globalization of seafood products and changes in lagoon’s water quality by aquaculture development; the local government has issued many regulations to manage lagoon’s resources. Among those policies, the establishment of fisheries association and/or self-management team is considered as appropriate solution to develop aquaculture and capture aquatic resources in the lagoon. However, the benefit and power of the resour ce users have not been stipulated for both fisheries association and self-management team. Instead of this, it is only member’s responsibilities and duties in using lagoon’s water surface areas. As a result, most of resource users in the study area have not participated in these organizations as their members. The resource user must do all activities in relation to aquaculture by themselves, without supporting from above or ganizations.
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author Nguyen, Huu Ngu
Tran, Anh Tuan
author_facet Nguyen, Huu Ngu
Tran, Anh Tuan
author_sort Nguyen, Huu Ngu
title Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam
title_short Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam
title_full Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam
title_fullStr Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: A case study in the Tam Giang Lagoon, Central Vietnam
title_sort community based coastal resources management behind changesin surfacewater environment andland policy: a case study in the tam giang lagoon, central vietnam
publisher VNU
publishDate 2014
url http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/11126/4604
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