Archive for June, 2009

Open Letter from HEPCA To all Dive Guides in the Egyptian Red Sea

Most of you are aware of the death of the snorkeler at St. Johns by an Oceanic WhiteTip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) earlier this month. The death was especially tragic because it could have been avoided if guests had been stopped from snorkelling. …

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

The Hurghada Declaration – ban on fishing

It is HEPCA’s great privilege to welcome an outstanding conservation outcome for the Egyptian Red Sea that will have long-lasting benefits for our Diving Industry and for all people who love the Red Sea. This outcome is the “Hurghada Declaration

Sunday, June 14th, 2009