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Coastal Survey - 0 views

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Coral reefs Environment redsea

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  • noraabdelhamid on 29 Jun 14
     
    The Red Sea is a rich and diverse ecosystem. More than 1200 species of fish have been recorded in the Red Sea, and around 10% of these are found nowhere else. The Red Sea is also characterized by a wide range of different habitats, all of them are considered to be sensitive marine ecosystems with very huge importance to the environment and humans.
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  • noraabdelhamid on 29 Jun 14
     
    According to the environmental group "World Wide Fund for Nature", the economic cost over a 25 year period of destroying one kilometer of coral reef is somewhere between $ 137,000 and $ 1,200,000. About 6 million tons of fish are taken from coral reefs each year.
  • noraabdelhamid on 29 Jun 14
     
    In 2010 HEPCA initiated the Coastal Survey Project (CSP) in order to perform the first quantitative survey of our natural resource in the Red Sea, especially coral reefs. The main aim of the project is to determine the most sensitive habitats and collect data on what resources we have in Egypt as a first step for conserving them. Moreover, the project is also collecting data on the threats and human impacts on our precious resources and developing management plans and solutions for decision makers in order to protect and conserve these resources.
  • noraabdelhamid on 01 Jul 14
     
    Coastal Survey Project :::::::::: The natural stresses include: global warming, coral bleaching, crown of thorns (COT), floods and ocean acidification. On the other hand the human impacts and stresses on coral reefs are far more catastrophic and long-lasting in their effects: coral damage from divers and snorkelers, anchoring, reef filling,sedimentation and destruction of natural habitats for tourism development are all examples of how humans can damage the marine resources. The CSP team is collecting data on both sources of impacts in order to stop them or at least to bring them into the spotlight.
  • noraabdelhamid on 01 Jul 14
     
    Coastal Survey Project Objectives: Demarcation of sensitive habitats Creation of sensitivity maps Collection of data on diversity, abundance and status of corals, coral reef fishes and exploited species Gathering data on resilience of different coral reefs Establishment of database and creation of monitoring sites based on photo-quadrates and video transect. Collecting data on human impacts on marine natural resources Developing sustainable management plans for the commercial reef fishes.
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Coral Reefs and Tourism in Egypt's Red Sea - 0 views

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Environment Development

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  • noraabdelhamid on 03 Jul 14
     
    Egypt became aware very early of the need to protect its coral reefs. The Tourism Development Authority is developing the concepts of ecotourism and eco-lodging and PERSGA, an official regional organization formally established in September 1996 and based in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) is responsible for the development and implementation of regional programs for the protection and conservation of the marine environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
  • asala1121 on 10 Jul 14
     
    The credentials of the authors of this source: Nathalie Hilmi International Atomic Energy Agency, Environment Laboratories, Centre Scientifique de Monaco Alain Safa IPAG Lab Stéphanie Reynaud Centre Scientifique de Monaco Denis Allemand Centre Scientifique de Monaco
  • noraabdelhamid on 14 Jul 14
     
    Credibility: "Coral Reefs and Tourism in Egypt's Red Sea" is published in September 2012, in "Loyola eCommons". "Loyola eCommons" is committed to supporting "research, teaching, and learning….a wide variety of academic works", and from its missions is to "speak to the need for Knowledge in the service of humanity." For the authors: The three authors, Nathalie Hilmi, Alain Safa, and Stéphanie Reynaud, represent three of the most reliable associations that aims at supporting governmental and international projects that is targeting environmental, social, and economic programs, as well as, the conservation of the marine life.
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