Itinerary Highlights

HEPCA has conducted massive projects in coordination with IUCN and BleachWatch on effects of climate change specifically coral bleaching. As a continuation of this effort, HEPCA is launching this educational trip to accrue more data and spread awareness on the significance of climate change and how it is impacting our eco-system.

Target Group

  • check Licensed Divers
  • check Snorkelers
  • check Research Students

Program Objective

  • check Participants will learn to measure different water parameters using state of the art scientific equipment.
  • check Participants will learn impact of climate change on marine ecosystem.
  • check Participants will help collecting data on coral bleaching.
  • check Participants will conduct on board and underwater experiments.

lectureLectures & Activities

  • check Night lecture on Climate change and Global warming.
  • check Night lecture on marine life in the deep.
  • check Night lecture on effect of climate change at national and global scale.
  • check Night lecture on global warming effect on coral reefs (biology ,ecology and impacts).
  • check Night lecture on fish, turtles species biology, ecology and impacts and why protect natural resources of the Red Sea.
  • check Night lecture on what behaviors in daily life contribute to climate change, and what you can do about it when you go back home.

Rocky Island

The site features several submerged rocks surrounded by sandy areas with a nice swim-through at around 20 m deep. There is beautiful staghorn and hard coral. You can often find a leopard shark and a whitetip reef shark resting on the sand. Turtles and pelagis fishes like the Giant Trevally are common too. The maximum depth is around 39 meters deep but most of the dive is done around 15 meters. The current can be quite strong and this dive spot is better suited to open water advanced divers.

Rocky Island

Zabargad

The island of Zabargad has been known since the time of the pharaohs for the presence of the ancient mines from which olivine was extracted, a green stone similar to the emerald. In Zabargad you will dive along the south wall characterized by a multitude of very scenic passages.

Zabargad

St Johns

This massive reef system is located furthest south, 10 miles from the Sudanese border. There are dozens of excellent dives. Its reefs rise up from a gigantic underwater plateau hidden in the inky blue water.

St Johns

Fury Shoal

The Fury Shoals make up several reefs along the Southwest Red Sea coast, offering amazing scuba diving opportunities with some of the most pristine reefs in Egypt. The hard and soft coral are unspoiled and are a highlight of many dive sites such as the Fury Shoal Garden. The marine life is also really great with all the usual reef fishes of the Red Sea and various species of reef Sharks (Whitetip, Grey) and even sometimes the curious Oceanic Whitetip Shark. Pelagic fishes such Barracudas, Giant Trevallies, Dogtooth Tunas are also common in the area.

Fury Shoal

Marsa Alam

A barrier in front of the last inhabited city south of the Egyptian coast. Here the coral gardens form large blocks that are full of flag fish, jack fish, triggerfish and platax.

Marsa Alam

Itinerary

Day 1

  • check Check in, dinner and spending the first night onboard in the marina.

Day 2

  • check Departure in the morning.
  • check Boat, diving, safety and Scientific equipment briefing.
  • check Onboard briefing.
  • check Two orientation dives including RIB boat use and SMB use.
  • check Sailing to Rocky Island.

Day 3

  • check Rocky and Zabargad.
  • check Collecting data on coral bleaching behavior and human impact on coral.

Day 4

  • check St John’s Reef.
  • check Collecting data on coral bleaching.
  • check Conducting on board experiment on effect of increased water temperature on coral and fishes – participants will collect data from experiment and do observation.

Day 5

  • check St John’s Reef.
  • check Collecting data on coral resilience.
  • check Collecting data on key reef species.

Day 6

  • check Fury Shoals.
  • check Collecting data on coral bleaching.

Day 7

  • check Elphinston and Marsa Alam zone.
  • check Collecting data on coral Diversity.
  • check Head to Port.
  • check At least 20 hour safety rest before flying would be given to all participants.
  • check Handing trip educational material/ videos and Red Sea Defender giveaways to all participants.

Day 8

  • check Breakfast and departure by 12:00 pm.
  • check Transfer to the airport.
Notes
  • checkPlease be aware that the schedule will vary depending on weather and other logistical or force majeure considerations.
  • checkBy supporting the work of HEPCA, you too can help ensure the preservation & sustainability of the Red Sea environment.

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