{"id":1164,"date":"2025-12-23T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:46:32","slug":"dont-kill-parrotfish-that-shapes-coral-reefs-save-phu-quoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/en\/dont-kill-parrotfish-that-shapes-coral-reefs-save-phu-quoc\/","title":{"rendered":"DON\u2019T KILL PARROTFISH THAT SHAPES CORAL REEFS \u2013 SAVE PHU QUOC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Islanders and Tourists those who\u2019ve been in love with the Pearl Island \u2013 Phu Quoc,<\/b><\/p>\n

No killing Parrotfish \u2013 the fish that shapes the reefs is the statement that we would like to convey to you to save Phu Quoc marine life.<\/p>\n

Why Parrotfish is Important?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Parrotfish are colorful, tropical creatures, they\u00a0play an important role in\u00a0maintaining coral reefs:<\/mark><\/span>\u00a0Parrotfish spend about 90% of their day eating algae off coral reefs\u00a0and seaweed off coral reefs<\/span>. This almost-constant eating performs the essential task of\u00a0cleaning the reefs which\u00a0allows corals to grow and thrive<\/span><\/b>. On coral reefs, all parrotfish species are tasked with the important job of\u00a0keeping algae from overgrowing reef-building corals<\/b>. Bumphead parrotfish chomp corals and help maintain the health and diversity of the reef ecosystem.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A small Parrotfish caught by a small hock when people do fishing in Phu Quoc \u2013 Save Phu Quoc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Many spearfishing men on the island regard spearfishing as a kind of entertaining activity for themselves quite often and for tourists also.\u00a0<\/span>At times, we saw many spearfishermen coming up from the sea with what so-called \u201cspoils\u201d after their \u201centertaining spearfishing\u201d are Parrotfish.<\/div>\n
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However, if you are aware of the fact that\u00a0<\/strong>Parrotfish possess an important position in the marine ecosystem, you probably behave differently.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Most parrotfishes live on coral reefs, where they eat seaweed, they are herbivores, feeding mainly on epilithic algae. Their feeding helps to keep the reef clean, ensuring that corals are not smothered by seaweed and that there is room for new coral larvae to attach.\u00a0<\/span>This allows our reefs to stay healthy and grow, providing habitat for other fish and invertebrates. As they graze, parrotfish also consume rock and dead coral, which is ground up and excreted as sand. A large parrotfish can produce hundreds of 150 \u2013 450 kg of sand per year, which helps to build our island-famous beaches\u201d, and corals provide sanctuaries where young fish can fatten up, supporting large fisheries as well as tourism industries. Coral reefs also protect coastlines from erosion and flooding.<\/div>\n
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Please stop and no kill Parrotfish, let\u2019s be responsible for protecting the marine life in Phu Quoc!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Spearfishing men on the boat with their spoils after the hunt with many Parrotfish \u2013 Save Phu Quoc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Another thing that you might be concerned about is the fact that on Phu Quoc island, w<\/strong>e are seeing a dramatic reduction in reef fish population including Parrotfish than ever with a rapid increase of dead coral ongoing.<\/strong>\u00a0With its vital cleaning function, Parrotfish consumes dead coral or cleans algae from corals then grinds the inedible calcium carbonate (reef material made mostly of coral skeletons) which is excreted as sand back onto the reef to build a beautiful beach like most beautiful islands of Phu Quoc, notably: Dam Ngang Island, May Rut Island, and Fingernail Island.<\/div>\n
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If the situation of catching Parrotfish keeps going on at such a rate, we still witness the striking disappearance of beautiful coral reefs in Phu Quoc. 80% of Phu Quoc coral reefs are now in very poor conditions with the significant invasion of seaweed; thereby it\u2019s urgent to be conscious of the importance of Parrotfish as well as enriching ourselves with the proper knowledge before getting on a sea trip.<\/div>\n
In case you gonna join a spearfishing or fishing trip, please keep in mind that: do not hunt for Parrotfish, saving Parrotfish is one of the very few efforts to\u00a0save Phu Quoc sea.<\/a><\/div>\n
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The box is fully filled with Parrotfish after the spearfishing \u2013 Save Phu Quoc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Coral reefs can\u2019t speak for themselves, we have to speak for them.<\/div>\n
Hope that\u00a0this short clip explaining how important parrotfish<\/a>\u00a0is helps you further understand our ideas.<\/div>\n
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Follow OnBird\u00a0on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0to get updated on useful information about the Phu Quoc island guide.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Dear Islanders and Tourists those who\u2019ve been in love with the Pearl Island \u2013 Phu Quoc, No killing Parrotfish \u2013 the fish that shapes the reefs is the statement that we would like to convey to you to save Phu Quoc marine life. Why Parrotfish is Important? Parrotfish are colorful, tropical creatures, they\u00a0play an…[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1164"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1283,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164\/revisions\/1283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/1165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}