On April 28, the Nha Trang Bay Management Board issued a notice advising tourists not to use fried banh mi and instant noodles to lure fishermen while diving in the Hon Mun area.
According to the Nha Trang Bay Management Board, recently social networks have spread clips introducing diving services and taking photos with fish in the Hon Mun strictly protected subdivision.
Notably, in the clips, some tour guides use synthetic foods such as spinach and instant noodles to attract fish closer to tourists.
The Nha Trang Bay Management Board assessed that this action poses many potential risks to the environment. Excess banh mi and instant noodles can pollute water resources, seriously affecting the marine ecosystem in Nha Trang Bay.
Reef fish such as butterfly fish and thia fish have natural food such as seaweed and algae clinging to coral.
They play an important role in maintaining the health of the coral ecosystem by helping photosynthesis and development. Lure with foreign food not only changes the natural food habits, causing species to depend on humans but also causes ecological imbalance, directly threatening the development of coral reefs.
"While the community, government and social organizations are actively implementing many solutions to restore the coral ecosystem in Nha Trang Bay, some of the uneducated and unprofessional behavior of tour guides is going against the common effort" - the announcement stated.
The Nha Trang Bay Management Board recommends that travel companies do not organize fish lure activities using synthetic food when bringing visitors to Hon Mun.
At the same time, it is necessary to increase propaganda, raise awareness among tourists, require compliance with regulations on environmental protection, contributing to maintaining the balance of the ecosystem in Nha Trang Bay.
