WORKSHOP - LET’S TALK SAMADAI
09 May 2012
Dear friends,
HEPCA Cetacean Research Unit (CRU) is pleased to invite dive and aqua centers representatives and guides working in Samadai to a workshop to be held on the 26th of May at 7pm in...
Scientific breakthrough
09 May 2012
HEPCA’s scientific research team headed by Professor Mahmoud Hanafy and Dr Mohammed Kotb, associated with two researchers from the Nature Conservation Sector of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency...
HERO OF THE MONTH
08 May 2012
All Earth Day Participants, with exaltation of School for Mentally Disabled Children of Safaga.
Are adult turtles getting ready for the nesting season?
08 May 2012
During our April field survey we monitored Marsa Abu Dabbab and we found that there were less turtles than usual. Especially the adult males that are usually observed there feeding on the seagrass were...
Does snorkelers and divers behavior influence marine...
08 May 2012
As summer and high tourist season is coming, we are expecting to observe an increased number of divers and snorkelers in the water. One of the reasons for so many tourists to come to the Red Sea is to...
Samadai: Life in plastic, it’s NOT fantastic
08 May 2012
Mirror-like sea, a jellyfish invasion and a sandstorm: this is, in a nutshell, what happened during the last survey in Samadai. The team has visited the site for four days in a row and recorded three encounters...
Our amazing creatures. Part 1: The Dugong
08 May 2012
As a part of our promise to bring science to your doorstep, we will introduce to you in a series of articles about our amazing creatures in the Red Sea, simple information about them and why it is important...
Mooring Update
08 May 2012
Mooring Team never stops! This month busy like bees fixing moorings in Hurghada, El Quiser, Marsa Alam, and so on. Here are just some of the sites they have visited in the month of April:
The Earth Day 2012 Results
08 May 2012
The 22nd of April was a day that inspired many! Not only because so many cleanups took place around the Red Sea region, but also because the youngest in the community participated the most enthusiastically.
Thank You Note from Nora Ali
28 Apr 2012
What has happened during the Earth Day 2012 in Egypt exceeded my expectations. I cannot express my gratitude for every single hand that has helped cleaning our precious environment. We saw many participants...