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Marsa Egla

Also known as Marsa Igla; Marsá Ijlī; Mersa Egla

Seagrass bay divided into a north and a south reef system

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Seagrass bay divided into a north and a south reef system. Easy sandy shore entry. Depth 5–22 m; shore; Slight 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

  • Seagrass bay divided into a north and a south reef system
  • Easy sandy shore entry

Marine life

  • green turtle
  • dugong (occasional)
  • eagle rays
  • seagrass fauna

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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