Marsa Alam
Egypt · Red Sea
Marsa Alam anchors Egypt's southern Red Sea coast where remote reefs, resident dugongs, and oceanic predators converge in one of the least-crowded stretches of the Egyptian coastline. Abu Dabbab Bay shelters dugongs year-round, Elphinstone Reef ranks among the world's premier shark dives, and Marsa Mubarak rewards patient divers with turtle encounters on every visit.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
21 species across the dive sites here
Common lionfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Marsa Mubarak
Least concern
Green sea turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Least concern
Indian Lionfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Least concern
Masked Puffer
Seen 1 month ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Least concern
Red Sea Anemonefish
Seen 1 month ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Least concern
Bluespotted Fantail Ray
Seen 2 months ago
at Marsa Mubarak
Least concern
Blue-spotted ribbontail ray
Seen 2 months ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Least concern
Dugong
Seen 2 months ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Vulnerable
Giant moray
Seen 2 months ago
at Marsa Mubarak
Least concern
Indian Sailfin Tang
Seen 3 months ago
at Marsa Mubarak
Least concern
Sohal Surgeonfish
Seen 3 months ago
at Marsa Mubarak
Least concern
Red Sea Bannerfish
Seen 3 months ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Least concern
Hawksbill sea turtle
Seen 4 months ago
at Abu Dabbab Bay
Critically endangered
Longimanus whitetip reef shark
Seen 9 months ago
at Elphinstone Reef
Vulnerable
Napoleon wrasse
Seen 9 months ago
at Elphinstone Reef
Endangered
Oceanic whitetip shark
Seen Jan 2024
at Elphinstone Reef
Critically endangered
Broadclub cuttlefish
Seen year round
at Shaab Claudia
Mimic octopus
Seen year round
at Shaab Claudia
Least concern
Scalloped hammerhead
Seen year round
at Elphinstone Reef
Critically endangered
Spotted eagle ray
Seen year round
at Shaab Claudia
Endangered
Thresher shark
Seasonal visitor
at Shaab Claudia
Vulnerable
Dive sites
Abu Dabbab Bay
dugong · green sea turtle · hawksbill sea turtle · blue-spotted ribbontail ray
Elphinstone Reef
oceanic whitetip shark · scalloped hammerhead · longimanus whitetip reef shark · napoleon wrasse
Marsa Mubarak
green sea turtle · dugong · common lionfish · giant moray
Shaab Claudia
spotted eagle ray · broadclub cuttlefish · thresher shark · mimic octopus