Bay of Eilat

The first animals on Earth. The sponge Theonella swinhui. Photo: Micha Ilan Laboratory

The sponge from the Gulf of Eilat that produces anti-cancer substances and neutralizes arsenic: This is how Theonla Swinhoey's "laboratory" works

When you think of sponges, the image of SpongeBob immediately comes to mind. But what sponge lives in Eilat that contains bacteria, anti-cancer substances and dangerous toxins? The hottest questions about the most interesting animals. Zvait website
Maintenance workers on the reef. Cocoon preparation. Credit: Renal Pickholz

Not just beautiful: the atolls—the reef engineers that produce sand and save coral

Parrotfish are herbivores that grind down algae and stone, contribute up to ~70% of the sand on tropical beaches, maintain reefs—and also exhibit unique behaviors such as a mucous “sleeping bag” and early storm prediction.
Coral reef | Credit: Maoz Fine

Corals in the Gulf of Eilat withstood an unprecedented marine heat wave and remained stable

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International study led by researchers from the Hebrew University reveals that Eilat corals survived four years of heat waves, including 30 DHW in the summer of 2024 – the highest in the world; spot bleaching observed for the first time in shallow waters
An Israeli nonprofit called Deep Voice helps researchers and conservation organizations around the world protect marine mammals. Photo: Aviel Shaul

With the help of voice: artificial intelligence for whales

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Israeli NGO Deep Voice develops acoustic models to identify marine mammal sounds; WILDLABS grant will enable online platform for conservation and restoration of at-risk populations
Don't look in the jar. A view of the sponge Theonella conica at a depth of 27 m at the Katsa site, Eilat (Photo: Shani Shoham)

The original and prestigious way of the sponges in the Eilat Bay to keep predators away

The sponges use a precious metal to warn: beware! We are toxic
The size of a bus, a whale shark. Photo: Miron Segev, Sharks in Israel

The sea giant is in danger: what threatens the whale shark?

Eilat national monitoring survey photos - Kadrit - Interuniversity Institute

The coral reef in Eilat is in a very sad state

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This figure appears in the annual report of the National Monitoring Program of the Bay of Eilat for the year 2023 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection; The report indicates that the sea level continues to warm at a rate 2.5 times higher than the average
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 to protect our coral reefs" * The article is dedicated to the memory of Tal Ilon, a man of the sea, commander of the Kfar Gaza alert squad who was murdered on the 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 trouble 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 percentage
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
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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