Dear Colleagues, CDWS members in Red Sea Governorate,
The Chamber of Diving and Watersports would like to share with you the letter received from the Environmental affairs Agency – Nature protection sector – Red Sea national parks (attached) regarding carrying out the Sharks monitoring Plan and implementation of certain devices for the purpose of tracking, monitoring and better understanding of the sharks’ behaviors. This program will take place at the Elphinstone reef North of Marsa Alam.
https://api.smtprelay.co/userfile/0125f9b8-e6df-460d-a119-0b20770ab8f8/Red_Sea_national_parks_carrying_out_the_Sharks_monitoring_Plan.pdf
Hence, and in order to allow the above task to be achieved, No water sports activities will be allowed to be conducted in the Elphinstone Reef, starting the 9th till the 13th of September 2023 , and until the program is completed.
Best wishes,
Chamber of Diving and Watersports – CDWS