Marsa Alam, Fury Shoals & the Deep SouthIntermediatereef

Abu Bassala

Also known as Abu Basala; Abu Bassalah

Sickle-shaped reef with coral columns, gullies and cracks running down to a sandy bottom at 15-20 m

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Sickle-shaped reef with coral columns, gullies and cracks running down to a sandy bottom at 15-20 m. Dive-the-world files it as a relaxed intermediate dive within the St John's group. Depth 15–20 m; liveaboard only. Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.

Highlights

Sickle-shaped reef with coral columns, gullies and cracks running down to a sandy bottom at 15-20 m
dive-the-world files it as a relaxed intermediate dive within the St John's group

Good to know

Protected status: Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.
Fees: Red Sea marine park / environmental fees have been levied intermittently; HEPCA records that as of January 2011 'no fees collection at all except the entrance fees to Samadai reef'. Day-boat operators commonly bundle a marine-park charge into the trip price.

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