Eilat Coral Reefs

Eilat Reefs – A Local Wonder, A Global Hope

The Gulf of Eilat is a local natural treasure of global importance.

Within a relatively small marine area lies an extraordinary diversity of habitats – from coral reefs and seagrass meadows to sandy shores and deep, dark underwater canyons.

The coral reefs of the Gulf of Eilat show remarkable resilience to ocean warming. While more than 90% of the world’s coral reefs are projected to be lost as a result of global climate change, Eilat’s reefs are at the forefront of groundbreaking scientific research and represent a source of global hope for the future of coral reefs.

Eilat Reefs is a joint initiative of The Blue Half, the marine conservation program of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat (IUI), in partnership with Yad Hanadiv – the Rothschild Foundation.