Immediate objective: Identification of the seaweed species composition and its distribution characteristics; evaluation of economic potential seaweed species to establish and manage its exploitation and conservation areas in Phu Yen province. | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION VIETNAM ACADEMY OF AND TRAINING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY . . NGUYEN THI THU HANG STUDIES ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF SEAWEEDS IN PHU YEN PROVINCE Specialty Ecology Code 9 42 01 20 SUMMARY OF BIOLOGY DOCTORAL THESIS Ha Noi 2021 This thesis is completed at Graduate University of Science and Technology - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Supervisors 1. Nguyen Ngoc Lam Prof. . 2. Nguyen Van Tu Referee 1 Referee 2 Referee 3 This Dissertation will be defended in front of the Dotoral Examination Board of Graduate University of Science and Technology Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology at . . H Date . . 2021. The dissertation can be accessed from - The library of Graduate University of Science and Technology - The National Library of Viet Nam 1 INTRODUCTION 1. The necessity of the thesis project Seaweed is a marine resource with very high direct and indirect use values. So most of the countries with the sea are very interested in this resource. In Viet Nam seaweed farming is one of a new industry replacing traditional shrimp farming which is in crisis in profit value and pond pollution . Seaweed is a potential object in the construction and socio-economic development contributing to hunger eradication and poverty reduction for many coastal farming households. In coastal areas and islands of our country about 800 species of seaweed have been discovered at present. In the coastal areas and islands of our country about 800 species of seaweed have been discovered in Phu Yen there have been some studies on seaweed in studies officially published for Phu province. Yen has 34 species including 6 species of cyanobacteria Cyanophytes 8 species of Chlorophytes 9 species Phaeophytes and 11 species of Rhodophytes. While neighboring provinces in the Central and South Central regions show seaweed species diversity is quite high such as Quang Ngai with 190 species Binh Dinh 78 species
