Coral reefs in Egypt's Red Sea can be likened to a desert oasis: the high metabolic activity of the reef ecology system makes it a primary source of nutrients in an otherwise nutrient-poor sea. Without the reef as a source of nutrients, the entire ecosystem of the sea would collapse.
In tropical waters throughout the world, sea cucumbers are being over fished due to great demand, particularly in China, for the dried product, "beche-de-mer," believed to have aphrodisiac and curative properties. The demand is spreading, as even in Hurghada, some seafood restaurants are now offering sea cucumber as a specialty gourmet dish.
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