What’s happening for Egyptian Red Sea turtles in 2012?
26 Jan 2012
After the first year HEPCA decided to launch more activities on marine turtles, involve users in all the aspects of data collection and raise the number of awareness activities. Following below is a list...
SharkGUARDIAN of the Year 2012: Royal Evolution
25 Jan 2012
Royal Evolution played an essential role in catching the four Yemeni fishing boats that were fishing and finning sharks in the Egyptian Red Sea in the summer of 2010. After spotting longline markers in...
Sustainable Seafood Menu
18 Jan 2012
The depletion of fish stocks, one of the major global and local marine conservation issues, has so far been poorly addressed in the Red Sea region. Over the last two decades the fishing effort in the Red...
Dive Boat Science
17 Jan 2012
Over the last couple of weeks we have received several concerned emails from enthusiastic divers about the “disappearance of sharks” from the Egyptian Red Sea, a scenario they reckoned the obvious result...
Corpses for Dinner
10 Jan 2012
HEPCA has received concerned reports from several visitors of more than one the of the Albatros Hotels chain regarding what can only be described as a heinous crime by the hotel management, that does not...
HEPCA 2011 Review - Hurghada Solid Waste Management
09 Jan 2012
2011 has witnessed unprecedented growth in HEPCA, most remarkably in the field of solid waste management. On the 10th of February HEPCA undertook sole responsibility for the collection of solid waste in...
HEPCA 2011 Review - Mooring Project
09 Jan 2012
Almost 20 years ago the diving and snorkelling industry of the Red Sea expanded to an extent that anchoring damage on reefs became a very visible and serious threat to the marine ecosystem. For this reason...
HEPCA 2011 Review - A Turtle-Tastic Year
09 Jan 2012
In February 2011, HEPCA launched the first Red Sea Turtle Project in order to increase scientific knowledge of marine turtles and improve their conservation.
HEPCA 2011 Review - Red Sea Dolphin Project
09 Jan 2012
The Red Sea Dolphin Project, the first survey completely dedicated to study abundance, distribution and habitat use of cetaceans in the southern waters of the Egyptian Red Sea, concludes its second year...
HEPCA 2011 Review - Coastal Survey
09 Jan 2012
The Red Sea is well-known for its ecological and economic importance to Egypt. The fragile ecosystems of coral reefs, mangroves, and sea grass beds make the Red Sea very sensitive to any changes, even...