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Sha'ab Sharm

Also known as Shaab Sharm; Shab Sharm; Sha'b Sharm

Submerged reef with an eastern plateau at 17-35 m dropping beyond 200 m

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Submerged reef with an eastern plateau at 17-35 m dropping beyond 200 m. A cave entrance at around 45 m on the plateau edge - advanced/technical only. Depth 17–45 m; day boat; Frequently strong, typically running north to south 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

Submerged reef with an eastern plateau at 17-35 m dropping beyond 200 m
A cave entrance at around 45 m on the plateau edge - advanced/technical only

Marine life

grey reef shark
whitetip reef shark
great hammerhead
barracuda
tuna
trevally/jacks

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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Abu Dabbab II

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