Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Activities
- Principle investigator of training of women and youth on seaweed culture program, part of “Youth, Women and Sea Program “International Ocean Institute, IOI
- Task leader for studying seagrass ecology in the IUCN PROJECT NUMBER 76500-080 “Assessment of marine biodiversity of Sallum Gulf” first protected area at the Northern Mediterranean coast, Egypt.
- Developing scientific and technical component for the campaign of raising public awareness of Protected Areas in Sallum, North Mediterranean coast, Egypt.
- Focal point for the ‘International Year of the Reef, (IYOR) 2008’campaign for Egypt.
- Committee member of Mediterranean Seagrass Association.
- Translating from English into Arabic five guidelines (educational and awareness materials that ICRAN, in collaboration with the Emirates Diving Association and the Coral Reef Alliance, produced to raise awareness of responsible tourism practices around coral reefs distributed throughout the Middle East region).
- Member of UNESCO-Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) committee of Egypt.
- Scientific Committee member for the Mediterranean Seagrass Workshop, Croatia.
- Participated in the advanced training course "Establishment and Management of Marine Protected Areas for fisheries" Zaragoza, Spain.
Skills
- Three star diver
- Strong IT skills (word processing, data sheets and power point presentations).
- Holder of ICDL (International Computer Driving License) certificate issued by UNESCO.
