NGUYỄN THỊ THẾ NGUYÊN, NGUYỄN CHU HOI, DONG KIM LOAN

    The Ha Long Bay has great potential in multi-objective and multi sector development, particularly famous for natural beauty and the precious heritage values that should be preserved. However, the economic and social development here has caused huge pressures on Bay environment. The study proposes water quality management solutions and reasonable use of the Bay. The solutions only focus on adjusting water use activities based on the marine spatial planning and management approach. Water quality general objective of the Bay is that the water environment must be protected and maintained so that the marine ecosystems can survive and develop normally. On this basis, the study proposes the specific goals of water quality management and water use activities which are allowed to perform, not perform or restricted in each region of the water quality