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Habili Ali

Also known as Hableya Ali; Habili Aly; Habily Ali

Small oval fully submerged reef in the middle of the St John's archipelago - the group's premier shark site

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Small oval fully submerged reef in the middle of the St John's archipelago - the group's premier shark site. Walls drop to around 70 m in places. The reef top never breaks the surface. Depth to 70 m; liveaboard only; Often strong current. 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

  • Small oval fully submerged reef in the middle of the St John's archipelago - the group's premier shark site
  • Walls drop to around 70 m in places
  • the reef top never breaks the surface

Marine life

  • grey reef shark
  • scalloped hammerhead
  • manta ray
  • bottlenose dolphin
  • jacks
  • black snapper
  • triggerfish
  • surgeonfish
  • grouper
  • cardinalfish
  • oceanic whitetip in May-June

Good to know

Best season
Oceanic whitetips May-June (dive-the-world)
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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