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Gal Vared holds a rope on which a soft coral grows in the coral reef at a depth of 15 meters in front of the Katsa beach (photograph: Dr. Ronan Lieberman)

Encouraging news: plastic pollution in the Gulf of Eilat is low compared to other coral reefs in the world

The research team: "We must act quickly to continue protecting our coral reefs" * The article is dedicated to the memory of Tal Ilon, a man of the sea, the commander of the Kfar Gaza alert squad who was murdered on October 7
Almog Beach, Eilat. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Between sky and water

How growth of the mineral calcium carbonate affects the carbon dioxide cycle in the waters of the Bay of Eilat, and thus the ecosystem and climate warming
Diagram - structure of the Gulf of Eilat. Courtesy of the researchers

the good dust

Every year a dust storm occurs at the bottom of the Gulf of Eilat that may reduce global warming
Pictures from the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat. Photo: Dror Tsurel Ministry of Environmental Protection

The collapse of the coral reef in Eilat worsened because of the storm in 2020; Extinction of marine species and increase in sea temperature

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Alarming findings regarding the future of the Gulf of Eilat: the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat is having difficulty recovering from the damage of the 2020 winter storm, which hit the bay and caused the coral colonies in the reef to break and be covered with sand; continued decrease in the percentage of coral cover; Gulf water temperature continues to rise; The Minister of Environmental Protection: "The question marks regarding the future of the Gulf of Eilat require us to take zero risks"
Detachment of corals from waste items in the Red Sea. Photo: Omari Ozami, Nature and Parks Authority

The corals are crying out - we must take the pressure off the Red Sea

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The Ministry of Environmental Protection publishes the national monitoring report of the Gulf of Eilat for the year 2020, carried out by the Inter-University Institute in Eilat * The sea surface temperature rose, enormous damage was caused to the reef in the great storm that swept soil and debris into the Gulf of Eilat
The coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat at sunset. Photo: Tom Schlesinger

Damage to the reproductive mechanisms of several species of corals in the Gulf of Eilat endangers their continued existence

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Caesar fish of the generation. Not at all similar to the tiny minnow that was at the beginning of the journey. Photo: zsispeo.

A genetic map of the reef fish in the Gulf of Eilat

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The artificial coral reef "Tamar". Photo: Keren Levy. Courtesy of Ben Gurion University spokespersons.

Artificial reefs reduce diver damage from natural coral reefs

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To spill the guts - and rebuild them

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A planned park diagram in Aqaba based on the Star Trek series. Courtesy of the greenpropghet website

A crazy park based on the Star Trek series will be established in Aqaba and will demonstrate cleantech technologies

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Prof. Zvi Ben Avraham (right) and Tal Hartman

A comprehensive survey to locate unknown fragments on the bottom of the Red Sea in Eilat and Aqaba

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