A starting point...

At a time when the growth of tourism in Egypt is booming

beyond expectations, we feel it is essential to take action to preserve the natural environment that has allowed this development to take place, to raise conservation awareness and implement safe diving practices in all divers, in order to preserve our beautiful underwater world.

The Red Sea Turtle Project is an awareness and conservation initiative based in Sharm El Sheikh - Egypt, financed by Project AWARE and locally supported by the Ras Mohammed National Park and the entire dive community!

There are three main aims to the project:

1. •To create a distribution map of sea turtle population in the area of Sharm El Sheikh. This will be done with the help of all dive centre's and their divers submitting sea turtle sightings at the end of each dive; or by submitting sightings online. Dive centres can download the sighting report form and the leaflet with the turtle species identification chart.
   

2. •To create a map of sea turtle nesting grounds in the area and evaluate potential threats and conservation actions. This will be conducted by the team members of the Red Sea Turtle Project with the help and supervision of resident experts from the Ras Mohammed National Park.
   

3. •To raise awareness of the endangered state of sea turtles and outline conservation initiatives. This will be done via the distribution of a "Sea Turtle Awareness Manual", given in exchange for voluntary donation. All donations will be used to finance further awareness and conservation activity.
   

The Red Sea Turtle Project team would like to express their enormous gratitude to our sponsors and everyone who has contributed to the success of this initiative.