DIVE magazine sheds light on HEPCA's mooring scheme for the SS Thistlegorm wreck to save the dive site from being destroyed due to a number of factors.

HEPCA (the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association) has become a force to be reckoned with, with the recently issued decree that will finally ban shark fishing in the Red Sea marking a significant victory for the NGO.

Millions of tourists flock to Egypt every year for diving in the Red Sea where coral reefs along much of the coast support a colourful and diverse range of species - including dolphins, sharks, manta rays, turtles and dugongs.

Burren Energy is the recipient of some resistance from an environmental group as the company prepares to begin exploration near a protected area of Egypt’s Red Sea coast. An environmental watch dog group – the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (Hepca) – is calling for an immediate halt to Burren’s exploration plans.

DIVE reports on incident where hammerhead shark is caught in a fishing net and is killed. Shark fishing has been banned in the Red Sea since 2005 after active lobbying by HEPCA.