Để phát triển du lịch một cách bền vững ngoài việc quản lý, bảo vệ tốt môi trường bãi vùng ven bờ và cửa sông cần đặc biệt chú ý tới việc cải tạo, mở rộng và phát triển bãi ở các khu vực phía bắc và nam để giải tỏa áp lực cho bãi tắm trung tâm và mở rộng khả năng đầu tư và phát triển du lịch của Nha Trang. | Cân bằng vật liệu và khả năng nuôi bãi cho khu vực bờ bắc cửa sông Cái vịnh Nha Trang Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology; Vol. 19, No. 2; 2019: 243–253 DOI: Material balance and ability of beach nourishment for the northern coast of Cai river mouth in Nha Trang bay Bui Hong Long*, Nguyen Chi Cong, Tran Van Binh Institute of Oceanography, VAST, Vietnam * E-mail: buihonglongion@ Received: 2 January 2018; Accepted: 13 June 2018 ©2019 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) Abstract Nha Trang bay is considered one of the 29 most beautiful bays in the world. This is a coastal area with potential for tourism development with many beautiful clean beaches and dozens of large and small islands. In 2016, Nha Trang has attracted 5 million tourists including million international tourists. Recently, while the development of tourism in the country tends to slow down, Nha Trang tourism in the period 2011– 2016 increased by 19%/year on average. According to the statistics of Khanh Hoa province, Nha Trang tourism occupies 99% of the province. The number of hotels located in the immediate vicinity of Nha Trang’s central beach is 98% within 500 m from the coastline. In order to develop sustainable tourism, in addition to good management and protection of coastal and estuarine beach environments, more attention should be paid to the rehabilitation, expansion and development of the beach in the northern and southern areas to relieve pressure on the central beach and expand the investment potential and tourism development of Nha Trang city. According to survey data and the calculations based on a local project between Institute of Oceanography and Khanh Hoa province: “Identifying areas capable of rehabilitating and developing artificial beach and proposing solution for protection of natural beaches in Nha Trang Bay” .
