Caring for the Red Sea

HEPCA’s Mandate is the protection and conservation of the land and marine ecology in the Red Sea area. We are relentless in the pursuit of ensuring that both the marine and terrestrial ecosystems retain their natural beauty, and their resources are utilised in a sustainable manner in order to allow future generations to enjoy the wonders of nature.

The HEPCA Fleet of Vessels

Hepca Vessels

The HEPCA vessels support our activities in scientific research, as well as providing a vehicle to maintain the Red Sea buoy mooring system.
Our buoy mooring team conduct maintenance activities daily.
Abort dolphin research project and are calling upon volunteers to join us for a 10day expedition.

Our Latest News

What’s happening for Egyptian Red Sea turtles in 2012?
26 Jan 2012
What’s happening for Egyptian Red Sea turtles in 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
SharkGUARDIAN of the Year 2012: Royal Evolution  

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
Sustainable Seafood Menu  

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
Dive Boat Science  

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
Corpses for Dinner  

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
HEPCA 2011 Review - Hurghada Solid Waste Management  

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
HEPCA 2011 Review - Mooring Project  

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
HEPCA 2011 Review - A Turtle-Tastic Year  

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
HEPCA 2011 Review - Red Sea Dolphin Project  

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
HEPCA 2011 Review - Coastal Survey  

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...

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Conservation

Code of Conduct for Dolphin Watching Code of Conduct for Dolphin Watching

How to correctly behave during a dolphin encounter at sea?
Please, follow the Code of Conduct to protect dolphins and bring Red Sea regulations in-line with international...

Development

The Madrasty Initiative The Madrasty Initiative

Reforming education through school renovation. Children are the lifeblood and future of our society. Many thousands of children in Egypt are receiving little or no education,...

Research

Turtles of the Red Sea Turtles of the Red Sea

HEPCA's latest research project is targeting the marine turtles of the Red Sea. Join our team of sea turtle geeks and help gather important data on Red Sea turtle behavior...

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Mooring Update 01.01.2011

Mooring Updates Mooring Report (North & South)

The HEPCA mooring team has been very busy over the last few weeks and are...

buoy mooring
by Hepca

1,260 Buoys

Solid Waste Recycling Stats for September 2011

Plastic Bottles
88

Trees Saved

Plastic Bottles
196,786

PET bottles
Recycled

Sea Bird
202

Sea Birds Saved

Buoys





Red Sea Dolphin Project