Qula’an is shallow with a narrow coastal area that is inhabited by mangrove trees located at 24° 21′ 33 N 35° 17′ 46°E. The tidal flat is narrow in the middle and southern parts while the northern part is sandy and inhabited with dense seagrasses cover. It extends smoothly with very gentle slope seaward.
Hamata (24°37′N and 35°28′E) in the Southern Egyptian Red Sea coast is about 70 km south of Marsa Alam (Fig. 1). It contains the best-developed stands of mangrove on the entire coast. This stand has a crescent shape, with two sandy protected shallow lagoons with muddy bottom. The lagoons are sheltered and nearly isolated from the sea.