Bãi Tắm Minh Châu

This guide to Minh Chau beach in Bai Tu Long Bay follows a mystery park rangers noticed about ten years ago: the sea turtles that had nested on this white sand for generations simply stopped coming. You'll hear from Pham Quoc Viet, the park's deputy head of scientific research, and about the plastic and driftwood washing in with the tide, and the casuarina trees and art projects conservationists have tried since. Look at the tideline as you walk the beach to see what they were up against.