An inventory of VietNam marine and coastal economic and environment

Located in the South-East Asian region, thanks to an over 3400 km of coastline and 3000 islands in the Pacific Ocean, Vietnam is considered as a country has a great potential on marine and coastal economic development. From the North to the South of the country's coastal line, there are hundreds of aquaculture bases, many transshipment ports, fishing ports, tourist beaches, seaside resorts, petroindustrial plants,... that are contributed considerably to the Gross National Product. Beside its benefit on the country one million square kilometers of exclusive economic sea zone, Vietnam's seawater contains a lot of coral reefs, sea weeds, many valuable......