Australia helps Vietnam monitor, protect coral reefs
The Institute of Oceanography, in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, on April 1 organised training on technology transfer and improvement of monitoring capacity over coral reefs in Vietnam.
An overview of ReefCloud and ReefScan coral reef monitoring training (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The Institute ofOceanography, in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, on April1 organised training on technology transfer and improvement of monitoringcapacity over coral reefs in Vietnam.
Specifically, Australia will support theuse of world-class ReefScan technology (a blockchain discovery tool) to helpVietnam monitor and protect coral reefs against the impacts of climate change.This is a programme announced by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese inMarch and also reflected in the Joint Statement on the Comprehensive StrategicPartnership of the two countries.
This year, Australia will have threetraining activities to transfer this technology to Vietnam, at the Institute ofOceanography in Khanh Hoa province, the Nui Chua Marine Reserve in Ninh Thuanprovince and the Cu Lao Cham Marine Reserve in Quang Nam province in thecentral region in July and August.
As a result, about 20 scientists andmanagers will be trained on how to use ReefScan and ReefCloud.
Australian Ambassador Andrew Goledzinowskipresented ReefScan devices to the Institute of Oceanography.
ReefScan is a modular suite of automatedmarine monitoring systems that translate field data into comprehensiveinformation about the state and health of critical marine ecosystems such ascoral reefs.
Meanwhile, ReefCloud is a digital tool thatuses machine learning and advanced analysis to rapidly extract and share datafrom images of coral reefs anywhere in the world./.
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An overview of ReefCloud and ReefScan coral reef monitoring training (Photo: VNA) 
