Egyptian Dolphin Sanctuaries on the Rise

Watching and swimming with dolphins in their natural habitat has become very popular in the Hurghada area these last few years. The increase of these activities, in particular when unregulated, is highly likely to represent a serious threat to the wild dolphin populations inhabiting this region.

Two Dead Dolphins in El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt

January does not seem to be a lucky month for dolphins. On the 10th of January HEPCA received a phone call about a dead dolphin found on a beach north of

Protected species served on dinner buffets, Red Sea, Egypt

This year started with a big bang: several hotels were reported to serve endangered species on their seafood buffets including sharks and napoleon fish.

Besides the “Pick Albatros” hotel chain, who claimed that their displayed marine life was just

Sustainable Seafood Menu, Red Sea, Egypt

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 Sea has increased dramatically with severe impacts upon

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 of months of illegal fishing operations possibly happened throughout the year, taking advantage of

Code of Conduct for dolphin watching (Red Sea, Egypt)

Please find below some very basic and simple rules to follow, in case of an encounter with dolphins in their habitat. Remember that any interactions must be decided by the animals (no pressure to establish contact must be imposed) and if mothers with calves are present, reduce the time spent with them.