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Two British tourists were thought to be amongst 16 people missing after a yacht capsized in the Red Sea on Monday. The Sea Story diving vessel was carrying 31 tourists, along with a crew of 14 ...
The Seaduction dive boat sank at Elba Reef in the Egyptian Red Sea in October with 18 diving guests escaping with the crew, while 40m liveaboard Exocet sank on 25 June after hitting a coral reef ...
A dying black sea urchin. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv University The first reports of mass mortality in the sea urchin population began reaching Bronstein several months ago, from colleagues in Greece ...
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 ...
Exhibits will take visitors on an imagined journey through the Red Sea, through shallow mangroves and over sandy beaches, before culminating in a large manmade coral reef that has a length of 40 m ...
The study of Red Sea reefs offers a blueprint for effective reef conservation on a global scale. By unraveling the secrets of its resilience and developing conservation strategies, researchers may be ...
CAIRO (AP) — A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada on Thursday, leaving six Russians ...
As the Red Sea water is so warm it is an ideal place to study the impact of heat on coral. In Eritrea the coral is not only surviving these warm temperatures but is thriving.
The Red Sea destination is also at the forefront of the country’s move towards sustainability, on land and sea. ... Eight types of coral reef habitats have been identified.
After nearly a decade of implementing the experiment at three different environmentally damaged sites in the Red Sea, and under the auspices and support of the United Nations Development Programme’s ...
Pachyseris inattesa sp. n. (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia): a new reef coral species from the Red Sea and its phylogenetic relationships. ZooKeys , 2014; 433: 1 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.433.8036 ...
The pristine waters of the Red Sea coast shift and grade through shades of blue like a turquoise lava lamp. And with one of the longest coral reefs in the world, this beautiful region is a ...