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Aqaba a Marine Park

The intention then is to introduce a series of
  zones in the Park to cater for all the interests concerned.
  Will be a marine reserve, excluding fishing, diving and any
  other such activity, the aim being to give the reefs time
  to recover from whatever damage they may have suffered.

    The idea is for the reserve eventually to be moved to another
  area where the process will be repeated, the first reserve then
  being opened up for diving.Will be designated for recreational
  activities such as diving, handling fishing, and some other
  water-sports. Will permit light commercial activities, such as
  boat operations for water-skiing for the areas in front of hotels
  and fishing with nets. There are 10 major sites that dive centers
  take their customers to, but some 30 sites have so far been identified.

    The Jordanians are keento get their act together and are part of a
  regional coastal clean-up campaign with other Middle East nations
  called Eco-Peace. Anyone who is familiar with Israeli waters will
  recognize the underwater environment off Jordan, for only a few
  miles separate the two countriesand below the surface the scenery
  is virtually the same. From the end of the Center's jetty you simply
  step into the warm clear waters of the Red Sea and take off south
  down a sloping terrain.

Many said it was a bit like heading for Moses Rock

The Coral Gardens. This was typical Red Sea diving rich with corals and sponges and teeming with fish one coral head housing a couple of morays that had been there for more than 11 years. Vis was 20m plus.

On the other side of the jetty - North Reef - the entry was similarly easy and interesting. A bit of a current going, but nice and effortless coming back!

The "Cedar Pride"

The first dive you will start at 9 in the morning
trying how many weights you would need in your belt
because due to the salinity and temperature of the water.

The air tanks they gave included in the price of
the dive - were of aluminum with a capacity of 12
liters. They weighted much less than regular steel
18-liter tanks, and this must be accounted when
buoyancy trials are made. We will arrange two
tanks per person Immediately you took contact
with the luxuriant tropical fauna. Having in mind
Aqaba is in the North of the Red Sea, you didn't
see large fish at all during the trip, but you did
see lots of life, in the form of coral, algae
anemones and a huge variety of small fish, clown fish
globe fish, scorpion fish, angel fish and surgeon fish.

Dive at night

The spectacle of lights under the water will be incredible, we recommend you to try sometime.

Under the ship, to facilitate our return, dive masters hung a submersible flash lamp. The animals tend to show at night to eat, especially the coral, with its showy colors, is incredible.

Also you have the opportunity of observing fish normally shy, completely asleep, while others can be seen much more active, as the lion fish or the puffers, that fed at night mainly, since they are hidden in the stones by the day.

Visit a wreck, the "Cedar Pride"

A Lebanese transport ship of about 100 meters long and about 15 meters wide
which burned in the port of Aqaba, and authorities decided to sink it down for enjoyment of the SCUBA
divers. The ship is tumbled on one of its sides on a coral populated sandy bottom at about 27 to 30 meters deep.
Its other side is climbs up to 15 meters of surface, so just entering the water, we can admire the magnificent spectacle.
The interior of the wreck is quite clean, so it is a delight to enter its cargo bays and leave by the windows of the cabin.
The only one "deception" was that, as the ship was sunk little time ago, there is not yet too many resident faunas.
This "deception" is quickly forgotten by the presence of the great propeller and the bridge, which is little damaged.
Of the trade and the gastronomy

The Gorgonia I

Close relative of the coral, but this one measured no less than 3 meters of diameter
and located 15 meters deep, it really spectacular. All the bottom around this place obviously called "Gorgonia I
"was covered of soft and hard coral, with great abundance of color fish. Between them, spectacular "lion fish"
also known as "turkey fish" or "scorpion fish" , very abundant, but be careful, it's very poisonous.
Remarkable the globe fish or "puffer" which, if is annoyed enough, begins inflate because of swollen water, resembling a globe
(the reason of its name), though bristled of prongs. One must be careful with the mouth, has teeth capable of mashing shells and coral so think what would it make with our finger.