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Cu Mong Lake
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Location:
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13°30-l3°38'N, l09°12'-109°18'E; 30 km south of Qui Nhon, northeastern Phu Khanh Province. |
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Area:
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3,000 ha. |
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Altitude:
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Sea level. |
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Biogeographical
Province:
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4.5.1. |
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Wetland
type:
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08. |
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Description
of site:
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A saline coastal lagoon, separated from the sea by a long sandy peninsula and opening to the sea at its southern end through a channel 400m wide. The bed of the lagoon consists of sand and mud. There are human settlements around the lagoon, and forested hills to the north and south. |
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Climatic
conditions:
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Tropical monsoonal climate. |
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Principal
vegetation:
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A variety of algae. |
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Land
tenure:
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Owned by the People's Committee of Phu Khanh Province. |
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Conservation
measures taken:
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Plans have been made for the rational utilization of the fishery and other aquatic resources of the lagoon. |
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Conservation
measures proposed:
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Land
use:
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Fishing (finfish and shrimps) and harvesting of seaweed. |
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Possible
changes in land use:
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| Disturbances and threats: | The principal threat is the over-exploitation of the aquatic resources. |
| Economic and social values: | The fishery and seaweed resources are of considerable importance to the local communities. |
| Fauna: | The lagoon is thought to be an important staging and wintering area for migratory waterfowl, but no details are available. |
| Special floral values: | No information. |
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| References: | |
| Criteria for inclusion: | 1b. |
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Source:
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Le Dien Duc. |