The reefs in Eilat displayed widespread bleaching, a phenomenon in which the symbiosis between coral and algae fails, typically due to high water temperatures.

A scuba diver checks coral reefs in the Red Sea off the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat, June 12, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA) ...

The first examples of coral bleaching have been recorded in the Gulf of Eilat this year, following an unprecedented rise in seawater temperature, according to experts writing in the Israeli ...

Unusually violent storms in the Gulf of Eilat in March have caused unprecedented damage to Eilat’s coral reefs, with losses reaching up to 75 percent in some places and rehabilitation likely to ...

Technically, the Eilat Coral Beach Nature Reserve is open to the public as well, but here divers must abide by rigorous regulations. The number of visitors is limited and the reef is under ...

The Coral Beach Nature Reserve in Eilat allows visitors easy access to the reef, as well as essential beach services, including a shop, showers, toilets, sunshades, deck chairs and sun loungers.

“Until 1983, the Caribbean coral reef was a thriving tropical reef, quite similar to the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat,” Bronstein said. “Once the sea urchins disappeared, ...

Artificial reefs help preserve coral reefs by shifting divers away from the natural ones, according to new long-term study of one in Eilat. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www ...

Under the bright blue water of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the view is stunning. Expansive coral reefs teeming with life; colorful fish and invertebrates. But something crucial has gone ...

Coral reef in Eilat (photo credit: NATURE AND PARKS AUTHORITY) In August 2024, corals on Eilat's reefs began showing signs of bleaching due to a high increase in seawater temperatures.