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Jackfish Alley

Intermediate/Advanced 📍 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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Scuba diving – photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash

# Jackfish Alley

Dive Conditions

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Depth
12m – 40m
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Visibility
22m
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Level
Intermediate/Advanced
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Current
🌀 Strong

Jackfish Alley is a premier dive site located in Sharm El Sheikh, nestled along the Sinai Peninsula in the Red Sea. This site is renowned for its stunning underwater canyon formations and vibrant reef ecosystems, offering an exhilarating diving experience for intermediate to advanced divers.

Divers descend to depths ranging from 12 to 40 meters, where dramatic rock formations create natural alleyways lined with colorful soft and hard corals. The site’s name derives from the large schools of jackfish that frequently patrol these waters, creating spectacular visual encounters. Beyond jackfish, divers observe groupers, snappers, barracudas, and various reef fish species.

The site features strong currents that attract abundant pelagic life, including occasional sharks and rays. Visibility typically ranges from 15 to 30 meters, depending on seasonal conditions. The varied topography and rich marine biodiversity make Jackfish Alley an ideal destination for experienced divers seeking dynamic reef environments with exceptional wildlife viewing opportunities in Egypt’s world-famous Red Sea.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Ostracion — seen at this dive site
Ostracion Ostracion cystops
White-spotted Puffer — seen at this dive site
White-spotted Puffer Arothron hispidus mbp349
Steephead Parrotfish — seen at this dive site
Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus gibbus lakinga
Red Sea Anemonefish — seen at this dive site
Red Sea Anemonefish Amphiprion bicinctus cleopatrabrowne
Indian Lionfish — seen at this dive site
Indian Lionfish Pterois miles tuenf
White-spotted Puffer — seen at this dive site
White-spotted Puffer Arothron hispidus mbp349

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)

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Max Depth 40 m
Min Depth 12 m
Difficulty Intermediate/Advanced
Current Strong
Visibility 22 m
GPS 27.7440°, 34.2567°