“Because of its history, location and ecological role Samadai reef is one of the few well known cetacean hot spots in the Southern Egyptian Red Sea.
Located a few miles offshore Marsa Alam, it has been under investigation for almost a decade, with the first effective conservation and research efforts promoted in 2003 amidst community’s urges to understand more about the site and protect this extraordinary resource from unsustainable practices.
Nowadays HEPCA carries out regular monitoring in Samadai in order to eventually enhance its value as a protected area and, possibly, plan similar initiatives in other sites.”
I prepared cetacean illustrations for a publication purpose-built to identification and education.
