Red Sea Protectorates

Area: 42, 000 Km2

Number of Protected Areas: 5

Names:
1. Gebel Elba
2. Abraq
3. Al Do’eb
4. Coastal Islands and Mangrove Stands
5. Wadi El Gemal

Major Ecosystems preserved:
1. Coral Reef
2. Mangrove
3. Seagrass
4. Coastal Wetlands
5. Islands
6. Wadis
7. Mountains

Major Resident Endangered Species:
1. Nubian Ibex
2. Gazelle
3. Dugong
4. Osprey
5. Spinner Dolphin
6. Tiger Shark

Number of Staff: 105 (Managers, Rangers, Community Guards, Skippers, Drivers)

Office: Hurghada, Qusier, Marsa Alam, Wadi El Gemal, Hamata, Shalateen, Abu Ramad

Management Strategies: Public Awareness, Community Engagement, Monitoring Programs, Patrol and Law

Enforcement, Moorings, GIS, Water Quality Lab.
 

NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE RED SEA
By
Dr. Mahmoud H. Hanafy

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Conservation should be everybody business. Your feedback and comments are vital for better protection of the Red Sea.

If you need further info: e-mail aafifi@redseaparks.org, Hurghada phone: 0653445981-3447719/24/25,31; Marsa Alam phone: 012-1772273; Wadi El Gimal: 012-1772281; Hamata: 012-1772282; Shalateen: 065-330-5157.
 
 

Coral Reef, among the most productive and diverse ecosystem on Earth.
 
 
 

Mangrove, provides shelter, and food for hundreds of other marine life and birds
 
 
 

Spinner Dolphin, rare and endangered species lives in Samadai area
 
 
 

Nubian Ibex, an endangered species, photo taken with a cam trap in Wadi El Gemal National Park
 
 
 

The magnificent landscape of Gebel Elba after 2003 flood, photo by S. Baha
 
 
 

Local Communities are major parts in our Business, Photo by S. Baha.

 
 
 
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